Although he showed much promise as a youngster, Dietrich’s career was temporarily derailed after he was stabbed in December 2005 and nearly died. Dietrich suffered a punctured lung, a punctured heart valve and a severely damaged colon after an altercation with a roommate.
He recovered to fight after a 16-month layoff, scoring a knockout in his first bout back.
Rites said Dietrich, who finished with a 12-1 record as a heavyweight, was getting ready for a March 20 fight against Wes Taylor, the only man to hand him a loss as a professional. Dietrich sparred six rounds on Monday.
“He looked damn good,” Rites said. “He was in shape and doing everything, throwing a lot of combinations.”
But after his session Monday night, Smith said Dietrich went to work as a doorman at a bar on The Block, Baltimore’s collection of strip clubs in the 400 block of Baltimore St.

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