Former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu, has died at a private  hospital in Lawanson area of  Lagos State, on Wednesday night after battling with foot ulcer that left him bedridden for weeks. This is according to the deceased’s wife, Adenike Okorodudu. The Olympian was feeling better following several transfers from different hospitals, mainly due to lack of funds, before he was brought to the Lawanson hospital. Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and the President, West Africa Boxing Union, Remi Aboderin, also confirmed that the Olympian had passed away. Okorodudu a bronze medalist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,went on to represent Nigeria at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, where he competed in the middleweight category losing to Virgil Hills of the United States in the Quarter-Finals. He was a gold medallist at the Oluyole 1979 National Sports Festival in Ibadan. His medical predicament began in 2020 with a boil affliction that affected his mobility. He then had a successful surgery at Dans Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos. But his health condition relapsed after he was diagnosed with foot ulcer and suffered a stroke. He had 83 amateur fights and 40 professional bouts between 1986 and 1992.