Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju was pronounced dead after losing consciousness during a fight in Accra, Ghana, boxing officials said.

He wore furs, married white women and drove ... Burns in 1908 made him the first Black boxer to win the World Heavyweight ...

Many whites still wished to see Louis defeated by a white boxer ... Louis met an excellent black athlete. Having raised thousands of dollars for the military by fighting exhibition matches ...