Overview

• Local reports say he felt unwell on September 22 and died on September 23, roughly 11 days after his September 12 fight in Accra.
• Akushey was stopped in the eighth round by compatriot Jacob Dickson in that bout.
• Tributes included a statement from WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, condolences from Ghana’s National Sports Authority, and an Instagram post from Dickson.
• He turned professional in 2019, started 6-0, then lost by seventh-round TKO to Jonathan Tetteh in May before the defeat to Dickson.
• Media reports conflict on his age and no official cause of death has been announced.