Official: Ghana Boxing Authority releases statement over death of Nigeria's Segun 'Success' Olanrewaju

• Segun 'Success' Olanrewaju passed distant aft helium collapsed during a bout astatine the Bukom Boxing Arena successful Accra, Ghana
• Officials from the state person released a connection implicit the decease of the promising Nigerian talent
• Olanrewaju was rushed to the Korlebu Teaching Hospital wherever helium was pronounced dormant 30 minutes aft helium was taken in

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has officially confirmed the decease of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju who passed distant connected Saturday night, March 29.

Olanrewaju was successful enactment against his Ghanaian hostile Jon Mbanugu erstwhile helium collapsed successful the 3rd circular and fell onto the ropes.

The referee instantly stopped the bout and efforts were made to resuscitate the boxer arsenic helium was rushed to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital wherever helium was confirmed dead.

Ghana Boxing Authority claims Segun 'Success' Olanrewaju was certified medically fit. Photo: Matthew Ashton.
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During the eight-round airy heavyweight planetary bout, 'Success' appeared to predominate close from the archetypal round, Channels TV reports.

Tragically, his clip successful the ringing came to an abrupt extremity successful the 3rd circular astatine the 2-minute, 46-second mark.

Just moments earlier the circular was completed, Oluwasegun wobbled during an speech and rested against the ropes with his back, untouched by immoderate onslaught from his opponent, Jon Mbanugu.

Sensing thing was gravely wrong, referee Richard Amevi signalled the fight's extremity and urgently summoned the ringside physician, assisted by paramedics from the National Ambulance Service, to thin to the boxer and effort resuscitation.

Following the archetypal first-aid resuscitation efforts, the boxer was swiftly taken to Korlebu Teaching Hospital, wherever helium was declared deceased 30 minutes aft arriving.

A statement from the GBA said:

"Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju was declared medically acceptable by the Nigeria Boxing Board Control(NBBC) with his certified certificate arsenic a nonrecreational boxer earlier the GBA sanctioned and approved the planetary contest."He entered the ringing with an authoritative grounds of 23 fights, 8 defeats, 13 victories, and 12 of the victories came by mode of knockouts. "The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) is earnestly mourning the demise of a imaginable satellite beater who was dictating a beauteous combat and each of a abrupt visited the canvas and fell into what has been described arsenic an induced coma adjacent though an authoritative origin of decease is yet to beryllium made disposable aft autopsy."The GBA wishes to widen its condolences to the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBC) and each boxing enthusiasts successful Ghana and crossed the globe."

Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju collapsed and died during a bout successful Ghana. Photo: Fairfax Media.
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Over the years, the boxing ringing has witnessed galore tragic deaths, and efforts are being made to guarantee the extortion of each boxers arsenic they measurement into the fight.

Olanrewaju's death, large nonaccomplishment for boxing

Nigerian boxing pundit Bamidele Bakare disclosed that Olanrewaju's squad indispensable beryllium questioned. Bakare told Legit.ng:

"The lawsuit that happened implicit the play astir the boxer Success, who mislaid his beingness during his fall, is precise devastating.

"His squad inactive needs to beryllium questioned due to the fact that portion helium was inactive successful the combat helium wasn't looking truthful acceptable helium was already staggering adjacent earlier the fall"Again I heard a batch of radical talking astir the combat and that the referee was inactive counting erstwhile they saw the benignant of autumn it was."It wasn't the autumn from the punch but the autumn from interior unwellness oregon immoderate underlined ailment that had been happening adjacent earlier that time."Regardless it's a large nonaccomplishment for the athletics and whitethorn his psyche remainder successful peace."

Prize wealth Gabriel Olanrewaju could person won

Legit.ng earlier reported that more controversies emerged implicit the decease of the Nigerian boxer successful Ghana aft reports emerged connected however overmuch helium was acceptable to gain from the combat that led to his demise.

It was gathered that Olanrewaju was acceptable to gain $500 (approximately ₦770,000) aft negotiations with the organisers of the fight.

The NBBofC caput wide Remi Aboderin disclosed that the boxer fought due to the fact that of money arsenic helium was looking to wide his debts backmost location contempt not being cleared for the match.

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Source: Legit.ng