By Michael Amakor | March 14, 2014
Reports indicate that former heavyweight boxing contender Ike Ibeabuchi was released from prison in February.
The Nevada Board of Corrections confirmed his release in a phone call, but all efforts to track him or his mother who has spent the past couple of years trying to stir up support for his release down were unsuccessful at the time of filling this report.
Originally from Nigeria, Ike Ibeabuchi 41, nicknamed “The President”, was an exciting fighter in the nineties who amassed a stellar professional record of 20 wins, including 15 knockouts with no losses. He also captured the WBC International heavyweight title in 1997 and seemed destined for a title shot before getting convicted for attempted sexual assault and battery with intent to commit a crime stemming from an incident in 1999.
It has been they fervent hope in boxing that he would resume his career when released, but those hopes have faded over the years as the Nevada State Parole Board repeatedly denied him parole. With his release those wishes may come to fruition, but he most likely faces deportation.
There are also unconfirmed reports that his family has just recently suffered a painful tragedy.
Our thoughts are with the President.
More reports are to follow.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
I am very grateful.
It’s a shame that Ike wigged out the way he did and wasted his prime years in prison. Fights with Lewis and Vitali would have been absolute classics.
I’m grateful too Godwin, but for reasons that are vastly apart from your own. Obviously…
Ike The President is one of the best boxers never to win the title. He was a serious force to be reckoned with. I hope he’s doing well, wherever he is.
That’s what they did to Tyson then to Ike. God punish them. Which human law outlaws ATTEMPTED rape but embraces same sex?