Sunday, April 6, 2025 - An autopsy carried out on the remains of 40-year-old Nigerian boxer, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, who slumped during a boxing match at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday, March 29, 2025, has shown that he died from Cardiac arrest.
The former National and West African light-heavyweight
champion, was facing Accra-born John Mbanugu, nicknamed “Power” in an undercard
bout when he suddenly fell to the canvas mid-fight, prompting the referee to
immediately call for medical assistance. Medical professionals rushed to the
scene but despite attempts to revive him, the 40-year-old boxer was pronounced
d3ad.
Announcing the outcome of the autopsy to newsmen, the
Secretary-General of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and West African Boxing
Union President, Remi Aboderin, said the preliminary post-mortem results
indicated cardiac arrest as the cause of death, but further investigation is
needed before the body can be released.
“The
preliminary post-mortem results indicate that Segun died from sudden cardiac
arrest. But further investigation into his heart condition is required, and as
a result, his body will not be released to Nigeria for burial until
approximately two weeks,” Aboderin said
The autopsy was conducted on Wednesday, April 2 following a
court order into the death of the Nigerian boxer.
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