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Body to arrive Nigeria in two weeks The autopsy performed on former Nigerian boxer, Olanrewaju Segun ‘Success’, has revealed that he died from sudden cardiac arrest during his bout in Ghana last Saturday, The PUNCH reports. According to the Secretary-General of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and West African Boxing Union President, Remi Aboderin, 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. The 40-year-old had been pronounced dead at the Ko...

Legenda tinju dari Amerika Serikat, George Foreman, telah wafat pada hari Jumat (21/3) sesuai dengan waktu lokal, dia berpulang di usia 76 tahun. Pernyataan tersebut disampaikan melalui pernyataan resmi keluarganya. "Kami dengan berat hati menyampaikan peninggalan almarhum George Edward Foreman Sr., yang telah kita sayangi dan meninggalkan kami secara damai pada 21 Maret 2025 sambil dipenuhi kasih sayang dari orang-orang terdekatnya," demikian pernyataan keluarga melalui postingan di Instagram mereka. Mengutip dari Reuters George Foreman dilahirkan di Marshall, Texas, tanggal 10 Januari 1949. Setelah itu, keluarganya berpindah ke Houston tempat dia bersama tujuh orang saudara lainnya diasuh oleh sang ibu yang bekerja sendirian. Di tengah kesulitan ekonomi, Foreman meninggalkan pendidikan menengah dan pernah tersandera masuk dunia kriminal. Akan tetapi seiring berjalannya waktu, Foreman menjelma sebagai salah satu petinju paling hebat dalam sejarah dan menja...