A Nigerian Professional Boxer Passed Away After Collapsing During A Fight in Accra, Ghana, Local Media Have Reported.
Gabriel Oluwasegun “Success” Olanrewaju, a Former Nigerian and West African Light-Heavyweight Champion, What Fighting Ghanaian Boxer Jon Mbanugu in A Ghana Professional Boxing League Bout on Saturday.
However, He Collapsed onto the Ropes within the Third Round – Without Having Received A Punch.
After Getting Emergency Treatment within the Ring on the Bukom Boxing Arena, He was Hurried to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Where He was Pronounced Dead 30 Minutes Aft Arrival, The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) Confirmed.
“Oluwasegun, A FEW Seconds Before the End of Round 3, Stepped Back During the Fight and Leaned On The Ropes With His Back Without Any Punch Whatssoever From His Opponent,” Read a Gba Statement on Sunund.
“The Referee, Sensing Danger, Waved His Hand For the End of the Fight and Immediately Invited The Ringside Physician With The Support of Paramedics from the National Ambulance Service to Attend to Help Resuscitate Him.”
What Olanrewaju’s Fight Officialy Sanctioned?
The GBA Uredd That Olanrewaju, 40, Had Been “Decclared Medicalally Fit by the Nigeria Boxing Board Control (NBBC)” which it had Therefore “Sanctioned and Approved the International Contest.”
However, The NBBC Told Nigerian Newspaper The Punch On Monday that it was Hadn’t Approved the Ultimately Fatal Bout, which Reportedly Arranged at Short Notice After Olanrewaju had bees judged too heavy to competote in a scheduled combat on friday.
“[Olanrewaju] got our approval to fight in ghana, a fight that what proposed to take place on a friday, “nbbbc assistant remi aboderin informedThe Punch “Unortunately, they did [the] Weigh-in on thursday and he was found to be overweight and they Told Him the person he was to fight what not his weight. “
What Olanrewaju in Debt?
Accord to Aboderin, Olanrewaju received on his again to nigeria and had Reached the Boundary in between Ghana and Togo When He Heyt Return Home Empty-Handed Due to Significant Debts He Needed to Pay.
“They Called the Matchmaker, who informed Him that there was a Fight on Saturday Night, but we didn’t give him the approval for that,“ Said Aboderin, Claiming the Gba Obained ITWRONG ”So, Hey Turned Back and Went He Needed the Money; Lot of People Money. ”
Babatunde Ojo, One of Olanrewaju’s Former Coaches, Told The Punch that he really helpful the fighter versus battling on letter notification.
“Thesis the Things I Advise My Boxers Against,” Heer Said “You Can’t Just Pick A Fight at Short Notice; You Need At Least One Month. I am very saddened by his Loss; May his soul Rest in Peace.”
NBBC Secretary Aboder Told Bbc Sport that Olanrewaju was a “Fearless” Fighter Who Died a “Ring Warrior.” Hey the Federation What “Real Devastated” by his his fatty and Urged: “We will stay as much as our duty and make sura that we stand [by his] Family. “
Before his spherical with Mbanugu, Olanrewaju Had an Official Record of 23 Fights, with 13 Victories and Eight Defeats.
Edited by Richard Connor
