Emanuel Augustus is well known in the boxing community as a fighter who would fight anyone on short notice and give the fans a show.
Even gave Floyd Mayweather a tough fight back 2000. Sadly, he is fighting for his life now.
Beloved journeyman Emanuel Augustus was shot Monday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and remains hospitalized, according to newspaper The Advocate.
“I just know he got shot in the back of the head,” a boxer friend of Augustus’ told the newspaper. “And he’s on life support right now.”
The shooting occurred just blocks from the gym where Augustus sparred. Police said they did not yet have a suspect or a motive.
Boxing writer Corey Erdman tweeted about Augustus’ condition as of early Tuesday afternoon: “According to Emanuel Augustus’ family, he is breathing with the assistance of a machine, but the bullet is lodged in the back of his head.”
H/T Boxing Scene