A surprising video has emerged exhibiting the second Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju collapsed within the ring earlier than he was pronounced useless.
The 40-year-old fighter was competing towards Ghanaian boxer John Mbagunu, often called “Energy”, in an undercard bout of Ghana’s Skilled Boxing League on the Bukom Boxing Area on Saturday evening when the tragic incident occurred.
Watch the Video of the Incident Beneath
A viral clip of the combat captures the dramatic second as each fighters trade highly effective punches earlier than Olanrewaju all of the sudden staggers and falls to the canvas. Initially, the referee and timekeeper thought it was a knockdown, but it surely shortly turned clear that one thing was terribly improper.
Medical employees rushed to revive him, however regardless of their pressing efforts, he was later pronounced useless. Studies counsel he could have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Skilled Boxer with 23 Skilled Fights
Born in Lagos, Olanrewaju had an expert profession spanning 23 fights, with 13 wins, together with 12 knockouts. Nonetheless, he had confronted latest struggles, dropping 4 consecutive bouts earlier than this tragic evening.
The Ghana Boxing Authority is predicted to launch an official assertion on the incident, because the boxing neighborhood mourns the lack of a seasoned fighter.
