Boxer’s Death: Referee wants end to boxers accepting fights at short notice

Following Nigerian boxer, Gabriel Olusegun Olanrewaju’s demise in Ghana during a fight at the weekend, international ring official and boxing matchmaker, Olusegin Ayodele Adesanya, has urged the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) and other stakeholders ban boxers from accepting fights on short notice.

I brought the idea of having the professional boxers screened for hepatitis B and vaccinated if they are negative, but if tested positive, they should commence hepatitis B treatment,” Adesanya noted.
 
He added: “Do you know that we have professional boxers who are hepatitis B positive still actively fighting, even internationally? There must be regular seminars for boxers because they are ignorant of the rules inside and outside the ring. That is why they go for everything they see due to a lack of knowledge.
 
“Ensuring the safety of boxers before they enter the ring is crucial to prevent injuries and such calamity as we witnessed in this Segun case. May his soul rest in peace, and may the family be granted the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”

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