Tragedy struck in what was purported to be a standard Battle Evening 15 of the Ghana Skilled Boxing League at Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
Nigerian boxer Gabriel Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju collapsed in the ring during his fight in opposition to Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu. He was rushed to the Korle Bu Educating Hospital the place he was pronounced useless.
Reviews recommend he was within the lead earlier than the unlucky incident occurred. His unusual dying has since sparked lots of questions from followers, boxing fans, and the Nigerian Boxing Board of Management, on how this occurred.
Questions have been raised about whether or not due diligence was accomplished by the Ghana Boxing Affiliation and occasion promoters resulting in the bout.
Spouse of the Nigerian boxer who died throughout a battle in Ghana shares emotional occasions resulting in the unlucky incident. She narrates all the things that occurred…
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Per stories he was purported to battle on Friday however declined when he was requested to throw the battle. Different stories additionally declare he was broke and requested more money however was not supplied.
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He due to this fact determined to return when he was later promised to be paid the next day.
This, his spouse Adebusola Olanrewaju, nevertheless, debunked and confirmed substantive proof to Nigerian information portal the Punch.
She stated the late boxer had bought a bus to start out a transport enterprise. She shared:
He stated when he bought again from Ghana, he would go and get the plate quantity and begin utilizing it for industrial transportation.
The couple had been collectively for 5 years, married for 2 years with two youngsters.
Adebusola shared fond recollections of her husband as quoted by Punch.
He was an excellent man; he was humble and easy. He was a powerful man. When he was alive, he moved from one place to a different making an attempt to get individuals to assist him along with his profession, however nobody helped him.
When the shame grew to become an excessive amount of, I instructed him that he mustn’t go to them once more. However he’s useless now, persons are posting him. What’s the essence of the put up? When he was alive, when he collected his first belt, I adopted him. Nobody posted him however he’s useless now and so they’re posting him.
She recalled their remaining conversations earlier than the boxer made the journey to Ghana.
When he was going to Ghana, he instructed us. When he arrived, he stated he had gotten there however they stated he must lose to his opponent. He stated he couldn’t do this as a result of he was there to spice up his profession. He had been to Russia earlier than, and he tried his greatest. Though he didn’t win, everyone noticed that he tried his greatest.
She stated they even spoke on the night time of the battle.
Now he went to Ghana. He instructed us that they stated he must lose. However he stated he got here there for his profession; that he can’t lose to them. He was already coming again house, he instructed us all the things, till they known as him again, and he stated they’d settled it. I known as him; I spoke to him, Saturday after 11 pm. I wakened at midnight, anticipating I’d see his message, however I didn’t see it. The following morning, I messaged him. I heard that he was useless.
In response to the Punch, she broke down in tears after narrating these heartbreaking particulars. Adebusola mustered the braveness to proceed talking, eulogising the late husband because the nicest man she knew. She additionally pleaded for assist to assist increase their two youngsters.
Please, assist me, I’ve two youngsters. I don’t know the place to start out from. I don’t know what I need to inform my youngsters. I don’t assume there may be any man that may be good like him. If I don’t have time for something, he takes care of his youngsters. I don’t know the best way to deal with them. I don’t have cash to deal with them. Please assist me.
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In the meantime, an post-mortem is being carried out to determine the reason for death of the former National and West African light-heavyweight boxing champion.
