He was arrested this month for violating the terms of his probation, so that probably won't be happening.
Boxing Fans, Former Boxer Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi’s highly publicized comeback attempt is on strangle hold after he was apprehended by a routine roundup conducted by the U.S. Marshal’s office and other police agencies in Gilbert, Arizona on April 7 at 9:43 A.M and taken to Mesa city jail on an outstanding warrant regarding a probation violation. Ike aka “The President” was then transported to Maricopa County Jail where he was booked at 4:30 P.M. later that day. The troubled one-time contender is being held on $3,500.00 bail and he is scheduled to appear in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on April 14 to address an INS hold and failure to address an outstanding arrest warrant. The US Marshal’s office and the Mesa Police acknowledged the capture and arrest and ABNN thanks them for their cooperation with our investigation. We will continue to follow the case until a verdict is reached.
The former undefeated heavyweight (20-0-15 knockouts) was released from the Nevada Penal System in 2015 after serving time for his conviction of sexual assault and battery charges as a result of an altercation with a young attractive woman affiliated with the entertainment industry. She was summoned to dance for the Native Nigerian who according, to the woman, wanted more than a lap dance; so she ran clutching her clothes into the arms of alerted police officers. The former athlete never admitted guilt; instead, he opted for the Alford Plea which means he agreed that prosecution had enough evidence to pursue a trial.
“Ike” was scheduled to fly to Vegas on Friday April 8 to watch Manny Pacquiao fight Timothy Bradley on Saturday 4/9; but obviously he was grounded by his arrest. I talked briefly to his attorney (Todd E. Nolan of Mesa, Arizona) who refused comment on the grounds of client/attorney privilege. We also attempted to contact a member of the boxer’s advisory committee (Michael Koncz) to no avail. ABNN will continue to follow the story until Ibeabuchi’s fate is resolved; simply put, it doesn’t look good for the self-anointed “President.”
