Okorodudu died at 64 after battling a foot ulcer.
According to Adenike, the deceased’s wife, the boxer had
battled a partial stroke and diabetes for the last two years before he died
just before a scheduled surgery to amputate his leg.
“Jerry really suffered. For the past two years, he had
partial stroke and diabetes.”
“His leg was supposed to have been amputated on Saturday,
but he gave up the ghost this night at the hospital we took him to in Lawanson
in Surulere.
The Secretary-General of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control
and the President of the West Africa Boxing Union, Remi Aboderin, also said the
association was shocked at his demise despite the positive reviews on his
health status.
“It is true about his death. I just confirmed it after you
called me, and I reached out to some colleagues.
“It is unfortunate that he died this way, and I am actually
lost for words. May his soul rest in peace.”
However, Adenike revealed to Punch that her husband’s body
had been seized at the Private hospital because of the N600,000 debt.
“He is dead now, but we still need to pay N600,000 to get
his body out of the hospital.”
Okorodudu, during his prime as a boxer, represented Nigeria
at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, where he competed in the middleweight
category. But earlier in 1982, he won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games
in Brisbane, Australia.
Okorodudu also won gold at the 1979 National Sports Festival
in Ibadan.
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