![]() Since his passing, he has dedicated his life to mental health awareness and partnered with 55 For 55: Let's Tackle Suicide Awareness in his hometown of Peterborough, Canada. "He had personal demons that caught up with him," Crowley says. Although he knew his father loved him, he couldn't understand why he had such a hard time expressing himself. It devastated Crowley because he had a complicated relationship with his father. Last summer, Cody Crowley's father took his life at their parents' home in Canada. ![]() However, his biggest supporter, his father, will not. His mother will be there to see this special moment. He'll face Ramos on his 30th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, across the street from the Hooters Hotel he stayed in when he bought a one-way ticket to Las Vegas to take an ill-advised pursuit of a boxing career. "My entire life has been an underdog story and it really doesn't have anything to do with winning," Crowley tells The Sporting News as he sits isolated at KA Theater in the MGM Grand shortly after the final press conference before his big night. MORE: All you need to know about David Benavidez vs. The Canadian should be playing ice hockey somewhere instead of boxing. The man who says that he has no God-given ability shouldn't be undefeated. The undefeated welterweight probably shouldn't be facing Abel Ramos on the undercard of the David Benavidez vs. That statement can be taken a number of ways.
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