Adebusola Olanrewaju, the wife of Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, a former National and West African light-heavyweight champion who collapsed during his fight against Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu at Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League, has dismissed the messages pouring in after his demise assering that people never really cared about him until his death.
Adebusola, who said she was with ‘Success’ for almost five years and got married about two years ago, revealed that their first child is two years old, and the second is nine months old.
In an interview she granted PUNCH newspaper, the young widow said: “He was a very good man, humble and straightforward. He was a strong man.
“When he was alive, he moved from one place to another, trying to get people to help him with his career, but no one helped him. When the disgrace became too much, I told him that he should not go to anyone again, but he’s dead now, and people are posting messages about him online. What is the essence of these posts?
“When he was alive and won his first belt, I followed him, but no one posted anything about him. Now, he’s dead, and they’re posting messages…
“I don’t think there is any man who could be as kind as he was. If I didn’t have time for anything, he would take care of the children. When I went out and returned home, I would see that he had carried one of them and put the other on his back or neck…”
The autopsy performed on the late boxer revealed that he died from sudden cardiac arrest.
Read the full interview here.
