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- Nigerian boxer Segun Olanrewaju, popularly known arsenic 'Success', has passed distant portion passed distant successful Ghana
- The erstwhile nationalist and West African light-heavyweight rubric holder mislaid consciousness and collapsed astatine the Bukom Boxing Arena
- He was successful enactment against Jon Mbanugu connected Saturday evening earlier helium fell connected the ropes and past gave up
Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, a erstwhile nationalist and West African light-heavyweight boxing champion, passed distant aft collapsing during a lucifer successful Ghana connected Saturday, March 29.
Olanrewaju mislaid consciousness portion successful enactment against Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu during Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League astatine Bukom Boxing Arena.
It was gathered that 'Success' had enactment up an awesome commencement into the bout and was up connected points earlier the tragic lawsuit unfolded.
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Footage that has since gone viral connected the net captured however his limb wobbled earlier helium fell connected the ropes.
The referee signaled the extremity of the combat and medics were captured scrambling to resuscitate the Nigerian boxer who aboriginal gave up, Vanguard reports.
The boxing communities successful Nigeria and Ghana are grieving the abrupt nonaccomplishment of Olanrewaju, who erstwhile claimed some National and West African light-heavyweight titles.
His bequest successful the sport, some successful Nigeria and passim West Africa, is being wide celebrated, with tributes pouring successful from peers and fans alike.
Tributes determination successful for precocious Segun 'Success Olanrewaju
@Blesing_Andrew wrote:
"Former nationalist and West African light-heavyweight champion, Olanrewaju 'Success' Segun passed distant during a bout successful Ghana. The backwardness successful Africa is worrisome.""Did they bash due cheque up earlier the bout? How's the exigency effect like?"@UnkleLary argued:
"RIP to him, But what has Africa got to bash with this… talking astir “backwardness”."@rolandamian posited:
"May his psyche find bid earlier God and whitethorn God forgive his abbreviated comings. Died successful progressive work to what helium believed in."@IamChukwuemeka demanded answers:
"Is boxing truly a athletics oregon decease adventure? It’s clip the boxing federation reconsider its viability."@iamdynamique said:
"How nau, determination indispensable person been an underlying wellness condition. OMG."@AyobhamiGeorge confirmed the incident:
"Nigerian boxer Segun "Success" Olanrewaju, a erstwhile nationalist and West African light-heavyweight champion, died aft collapsing successful a bout against Ghanaian Jon Mbanugu astatine the Ghana Professional Boxing League’s Fight Night 15 successful Accra connected Saturday, March 29."
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In 2019, Segun “Success” Olanrewaju secured a astonishment triumph aft helium knocked retired nationalist champion, Adewale “Masevex” Masebinu, successful the 3rd circular of their nationalist airy heavyweight situation duel, arsenic per Punch.
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The fable had a singular boxing career, winning Olympic golden successful 1968 and claiming the satellite heavyweight rubric connected 2 occasions, 21 years apart.
In 1974, Foreman mislaid his archetypal rubric to Muhammad Ali successful the iconic "Rumble successful the Jungle", helium near the sport with an unthinkable record
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