Nigerian boxer confirmed dead at Korle-Bu – Report

Reports have indicated that Nigerian boxer, Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, who slumped during a fight with Ghana’s John Mbanugu on Saturday, March 29, 2025, has passed away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

 

His demise, according to JoyNews Nathaniel Attoh, comes after he collapsed in the middle of his fight with the Ghanaian boxer at the Bukom Sports Arena and was rushed to the health facility to receive further medical attention.

 

In a video gone viral on social media, Olanrewaju was seen hanging helplessly on the ropes before the referee, noticing something was wrong, rushed to him and called for medical assistance.

 

 

Health officials later came to the scene to help with some first aid before rushing him to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

 

Before the unfortunate incident on Saturday, March 29, 2025, Olanrewaju had previously fought Idowu Raheed at the Campos Mini Stadium in Lagos on Christmas eve, December 24, 2024.

 

The late boxer is believed to have had both Nigerian and Ghanaian parentage.

 

 

Source: ghanaweb.com