Boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewanju passed away after collapsing during his most recent fight. Olanrewanju had left Nigeria for Ghana, as the West African nation is a regional hub for the sport of ...

The boxing world is in mourning following the tragic passing of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, who collapsed mid-way through a bout in Ghana. The heartbreaking incident occurred during ...

ACCRA, Ghana — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana's capital of Accra – ...

A video of the fight, now circulating online, captures both boxers exchanging heavy punches before Olanrewaju appeared to lose his footing and collapse. Nigerian boxing has been thrown into mourning ...

On the heels of the burial of late Nigerian boxer, Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a dispute has emerged concerning a $3,000 (about N4.6m) funeral donation from the Ghana ...

President of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, has strongly criticized the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) and the Ghanaian government for what he describes as an unacceptable ...

Rising Ghanaian boxer Joseph “Junior Bazooka” Antwi marked Ghana’s 69th Independence Day emphatically, delivering a ...

All boxing activities in Ghana have been suspended following the death of a super-middleweight 11 days after a bout in Accra. Ernest Akushey, popularly known as Bahubali, died aged 32 on Tuesday.

Former West African Light Heavyweight Champion Gabriel Olanrewaju has died after collapsing during a fight in Ghana. According to multiple Ghanaian news reports, the 40-year-old Nigerian boxer was ...