…As Ghana’s Sports Minister Kofi Adams Sends Condolences To Family Of Late Boxer
THE Secretary-General of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC), Oluremi Aboderin, has said the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) ran foul of enabling boxing laws and erred in the handling of the affairs relating to the late Nigerian pugilist, Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju.
The Nigerian pugilist died during a bout on Saturday night, 29 March 2025, at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
GBA officially confirmed his death on Sunday, adding that he was medically cleared to fight.
However, Aboderin spoke a condolence message by Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams. The Minister extended his heartfelt condolences to the NBBofC and the family of the boxer following his death in Ghana.
However, speaking on the sad development, Aboderin claims the boxer had refused to fight after disagreements over financial terms.
“The boxer and his coach were already back on their way to Nigeria…before a call came and they now said they were ready to increase or pay what he was asking for as extra, and that there is a fight on Saturday night in Ghana and their fight will be put on that fight,” he said.
“Segun and his trainer came back, and that is where GBA erred. They shouldn’t have allowed him to fight on Saturday because…The rules of this game are that you do weigh in on Thursday and fight the following day, not weigh in on Thursday and fight two days after; that is where GBA erred, and it’s a big mistake.”
The Nigeria National Sports Commission (NSC), is yet to make any official pronouncement on Segun Olanrewaju’s death and the steps it has taken on the matter.
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