- Akeem Anifowoshe
Akeem Anifowoshe (Born
11 September ,1969 - Died1 December 1994 ) or just "Kid" Akeem, was a Nigerian Super Flyweight professional boxer. He is best known for his performance inRing Magazine 's 1991Fight of the Year , which he lost toRobert Quiroga by a close but bruising unanimous decision [http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=7179&more=1] . He was challenging Quiroga for hisInternational Boxing Federation Super Flyweight title. Shortly after the decision was announced, Anifowoshe collapsed in the ring and was rushed to emergency surgery to remove a bloodclot from his brain.After being injured in the Quiroga fight, Anifowoshe was not allowed to fight in the United States again. There are reports that he turned to drug trafficking and was deported back to
Nigeria , where he picked up boxing again after a while. Reports vary on exactly how he died, some say he had boxed in an ill-advised professional match in Nigeria and collapsed in the shower afterward, some say he collapsed after a training session. It is known that his death was attributed to the brain injury sustained in his fight with Quiroga. Called by trainer Miguel Diaz the fighter with the most natural talent he ever trained and a recipient of an honorable mention in the Ring's 1987 "Prospect of the Year" selections, Anifowoshe has a final record of 23 wins against only 1 defeat.External links
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