Boxing is in mourning following the information that Nigerian fighter Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju (13-8-2; 12 KOs) sadly handed away after his mild heavyweight bout towards Jon ‘Energy’ Mbanugu (12-1-1; 12 KOs) in Ghana on Friday, March 28. The nation’s Olympic Committee and Boxing Authority confirmed the demise of the athlete, stating that after receiving first help, he was taken to Korle-Bu College Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless simply half-hour after his arrival.
The 31-year-old boxer, born in Lagos on December 8, 1993, was identified by the nickname ‘Success’. The battle was intense and, with 15 seconds left within the third spherical, Olanrewaju all of the sudden collapsed. Seconds earlier he was even smiling within the ring after his opponent’s assaults. There was no resounding blow to knock Olanrewaju out; he merely collapsed all of the sudden and fell towards the ropes.
Nigeria’s former mild heavyweight champion dies after collapsing within the ring
The referee was the primary to hurry to the fighter’s help and the physician entered the ring at full pace. So far as might be seen within the pictures, the very first thing they did was to examine the boxer’s airways. After a number of minutes, Gabriel was taken to hospital.
Olanrewaju turned skilled in July 2019 and gained his first three fights. In his fourth battle, he confronted Olanrewaju Durodola for the African cruiserweight title. Durodola, a world-class opponent, managed ‘Success’ at will, who couldn’t come out of his nook for the fifth spherical. He bounced again strongly to win his subsequent six fights by KO and gained the Nigerian mild heavyweight championship in late 2021. He later grew to become West African Boxing Union champion in the identical division in September 2023. It was his final victory, as in 2024 he went on a four-fight dropping streak, though he was solely knocked out in considered one of them.
Relaxation in peace.
