Boxer passes away after falling down throughout battle– DW– 03/31/2025

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 in the Third Round – Without Having Received a Punch.

After getting emergency treatment in the ring at 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 Sunday.

“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 urged that Olanrewaju, 40, Had Been “Declared 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 Been Judged Too Heavy To Competote in A Scheduled Fight On Friday.

“[Olanrewaju] got our approval to fight in ghana, a fight that what proposed to take place on a friday, ” nbbc assistant remi aboderin informedThe Punch “Unsortunately, 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?

According to Aboderin, Olanrewaju got on his back to nigeria and had Reached the boundary in between Ghana and Togo When He He Couldn’t 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 obtained itWrong “So, He Turned Back and Went Back to Ghana Because He Needed the Money; He Owed a Lot of People Money.”

Babatunde Ojo, One of Olanrewaju’s Former Coaches, Told The Punch that he recommended the fighter versus battling on brief notification.

“Thesis are 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 Aboderin Told Bbc Sport that Olanrewaju was a “Fearless” Fighter Who Died a “Ring Warrior.” Hey the Federation what “real devastated” by his his fatality and urged: “We will live up to our responsibility and make sure that we stand [by his] Family. “

Before his round with Mbanugu, Olanrewaju Had an Official Record of 23 Fights, with 13 Victories and Eight Defeats.

Edited by Richard Connor