Footage available on "Kid" Akeem Anifowoshe

yeah kid akeem's life fell apart..he was deported from the us on some drug trafficking charge then collapsed in nigeria training....sad way he went out

 

I saw him on quite a few undercards when he was a hot prospects...Remember he fought my buddy on Prime TIcket(both guys proo debuts)//...Dont reme,ber where else probably USA tuesday night or ESPN....Also saw a replay of his fight with Quiroga on one of the cable networks.

 

Very sad I always cry when I think of my country man Kid Akeem Anifowoshe. He should have won world titles at 4 weights. He was that good and talented. In an ideal world he would have. Anywhere other than San Antonio the fight against Quiroga would have been stopped after 6 rounds as Akeem had cut up both eyes.

 

yeah, i've read this other places too. when he was sent back to nigeria because of his arrest, he started fighting again. this is a really sad story.

 

Akeem got depressed when he was told he couldn't box or earn money in the United States, after being homeless for a time he went back to Nigeria and boxed in an unsanctioned bout, he got hurt and had a botched blood transfusion where he passed away.. Billy Baxter the World Series of poker multi champion was his manager but never took financial care of him.. he had to resort to selling drugs in Las Vegas to survive.

 

Anifowoshe-Quiroga was a terrific fight. Quiroga got the benefit of the doubt in his hometown, I thought Kid Akeem won.

Some of the fans were disgusting, taunting Akeem as he collapsed after the fight and chanting "DOA". I believe that PPV was $10, making it probably the best main event PPV bang for your buck.

The aftermath of the two is sad. Quiroga got killed by a member of a Motorcycle gang in an argument over a Scarface poster. A ****ing poster.