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Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, the Nigerian professional boxer, has tragically passed away after collapsing inside the ring during the third round of the eight-round light heavyweight division boxing match, recently at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. The Nigerian was in action against Jon Mbanugu, hailing from Ghana, and after he collapsed, the referee stopped the contest, but the urgent medical treatment given to him wasn’t enough.
Notably, before collapsing inside the ring during the third round of the match, Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju had fallen back on to the ropes without being in any contact with his opponent. After seeing the fall, referee Richard Amevi immediately stopped the match, and it led to the ringside physician and EMS administered aid given to him, including the CPR.
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We are really devastated. This is not something we envisaged: Remi Aboderin
Following that, Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju was taken from the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra to a local hospital, where he was declared dead 30 minutes later, as per the report published in TMZ. The Ghana Boxing Authority confirmed the death of the Nigerian boxer, and it is important to note that he was medically cleared to compete against Jon Mbanugu by the NBBC in the build-up to the match.
Remi Aboderin, who is the General Secretary of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, shared his thoughts on the sudden passing of Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju. He was quoted as saying, “We are really devastated. [This] is not something we envisaged. We will live up to our responsibility and make sure that we stand [by] the family.”
