{"id":145739,"date":"2025-03-30T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145739"},"modified":"2025-03-30T17:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:00:25","slug":"tragedy-as-nigeria-boxer-olanrewaju-slump-dies-during-bout-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145739","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies during bout in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Tragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies during bout in Ghana<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Segun \u2018Success\u2019 Olanrewaju, a former National and West African light-heavyweight boxing champion from Nigeria, died on Saturday after collapsing during a match in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The incident occurred at Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League, held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, where Olanrewaju was competing against Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Reports indicate that Olanrewaju, who was ahead on points, lost consciousness during the bout.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A video circulating on social media captured the moment he collapsed in the ring. Despite efforts to revive him, the 40-year-old was pronounced dead, marking a tragic end to his professional career, which included 24 fights, 13 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The boxing community has mourned his passing, recognizing Olanrewaju\u2019s contributions to the sport in Nigeria and West Africa. He had earned both the National and West African light-heavyweight titles during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The exact cause of death has not been officially confirmed as of this report.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This incident follows a history of Nigerian boxers facing fatal outcomes in the ring. In December 2022, Chukwuemeka Igboanugo collapsed and died after a punch during the National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State. Olanrewaju\u2019s death has reignited discussions about safety measures in the sport across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies during bout in Ghana Segun \u2018Success\u2019 Olanrewaju, a former National and West African light-heavyweight boxing champion from Nigeria, died on Saturday after collapsing during a match in Ghana. The incident occurred at Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League, held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,18],"tags":[1108,1107,1109,1106],"class_list":["post-145739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-news","tag-boxing","tag-ghana","tag-nigerian","tag-olanrewaju"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies during bout in Ghana - The Public Pulse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies duringTragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies during bout in Ghana\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145739\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tragedy as Nigeria boxer, Olanrewaju, slump, dies during bout in Ghana - 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