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How Ghanaian boxer Mbanugu and his mother reacted to his Nigerian opponent’s death

Gordon Frimpong, the manager of Jon Mbanugu, has disclosed that his client and his parent wept uncontrollably after being informed about the demise of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju.

He explained that Mbanugu and his mother were filled with grief and sorrow due to the circumstances in which the boxer died.

Speaking in an interview with Sporty FM, Frimpong noted that they had to make an effort to console the Ghanaian boxer and make him aware that it is part of the sport.

“Jon Mbanugu is disturbed. He and his mother have been crying since the Nigerian boxer died. We have been trying to console and psych him up to understand that it is part of the sport,” he said.

Frimpong also indicated that Mbanugu’s family had been informed that they would receive Olanrewaju’s autopsy report soon.

“We have been informed that by noon, we will know the autopsy result of Segun Olanrewaju and the cause of his death,” he added.

Gabriel Oluwasegun collapsed during a bout against Ghana’s Jon Mbanugu on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Bukom Boxing Arena and was later pronounced dead at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

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