NIGERIAN BOXER CRUSHED BY TRAIN IN LAGOS
A Nigerian boxer has been reportedly crushed to death by a train as he was on his way for training.According to The NATION, Okosun Godwin, who represented Nigeria at the men’s middleweight division at the 2017 Africa Boxing Championship in Brazzaville, Congo was on his way to Myoung Barracks in Yaba to train for his upcoming fight next week, on a motorcycle when the incident took place on Wednesday morning.
Okosun Godwin became the Army middleweight champion at the Army Games in Abuja in 2016.Riliwan Lawal, his captain at the Army Games and teammate in Congo said: “He was my close friend. Everybody liked him because he was always encouraging younger boxers and very humble and nice.”Oluwatoyin Mabogunje posted on her facebook page after the incident: “It just so painful to lose a wonderful person like you, Okosun Godwin, I pray may your gentle soul rest in prefect peace.”
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