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Well-known boxer Emanuel Augustus shot in BR last night
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:48 pm
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A boxer reared in Baton Rouge who once fought against Floyd Mayweather Jr. was shot Monday night on Louisiana Avenue just north of Government Street, a few blocks away from a gym where he sometimes sparred.
Emanuel Burton, whose fighting name was Emanuel Augustus, was the man who was shot, said Chris Singleton, a Baton Rouge boxer who occasionally trains with Augustus.
“I just know he got shot in the back of the head,” Singleton said. “And he’s on life support right now.”
Singleton said he went to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center early Tuesday, where 20 to 30 people were gathered in support of Augustus.
The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the shooting, although the department declined to identify Augustus by name. The department typically does not identify shooting victims unless a victim dies.
The shooting occurred Monday night in the 1700 block of Louisiana Avenue on a portion of the road between North 17th and Brice Streets. The location is only a few blocks away from BREC’s North 14th Street Park, where Singleton sparred with Augustus whenever the well-known boxer was in town.
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Augustus, 39, drew widespread attention in the early 2000s because of boxing matches against Floyd Mayweather Jr., one of the world’s most successful boxers, and Micky Ward, the boxer whose life provided the premise for the movie “The Fighter.”
Police ask anyone with information about this shooting to contact them at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.
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This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 12:58 pm
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Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:52 pm to Slinky
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Well-known boxer Emanuel Augustus
misleading thread title.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:55 pm to Slinky
Who? Never heard of him.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:57 pm to Slinky
The only boxer I remember from BR is the black rhino Clifford Etienne. Didn't he go to jail for something?
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:58 pm to Slinky
I actually drove by that gym once when I was in br and looking at boxing gyms..emphasis on drove by 
Posted on 10/14/14 at 12:58 pm to Slinky
inB4culture
Posted on 10/14/14 at 1:26 pm to Slinky
Wow I just met him in the gym a few days ago. He was showing me how to slip and throw a left hook.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 1:48 pm to RickySauwce
The boxing gym on 14th?
Posted on 10/14/14 at 2:05 pm to burgeman
Yeah
Posted on 10/14/14 at 2:48 pm to Slinky
I hate that this happened. To those responding who didn't recognize his name, I assure you that the boxing world knows him. He was on ESPN numerous times and always fought hard.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 2:50 pm to Ric Flair
Never go north of government
He's from St. Martinville and is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence.
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The only boxer I remember from BR is the black rhino Clifford Etienne. Didn't he go to jail for something?
He's from St. Martinville and is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 3:32 pm to harry coleman beast
Sad he was a very talented boxer.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 4:08 pm to Eternally Undefeated
Best Friday night fights I ever saw was when he fought ward.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 4:44 pm to burgeman
Dude used to bus tables for me in the mid 90s. 100% crazy and mean but he worked his butt off. I think his fight with Ward was ESPN or Ring Magazine fight of the year.
Side note. Has a brother that was/is in jail named Obadiah who looks like the spawn of satan. He worked for us too but it didn't last long. After he was fired we got robbed. Hmmmmmmm?
Side note. Has a brother that was/is in jail named Obadiah who looks like the spawn of satan. He worked for us too but it didn't last long. After he was fired we got robbed. Hmmmmmmm?
Posted on 10/14/14 at 5:06 pm to Slinky
Tragic! He was a very talented fighter and a good guy
Posted on 10/14/14 at 5:08 pm to Slinky
I thought Clifford "The Black Rhino" Etienne was the only well known boxer from the area?
...currently serving a 105 year prison sentence.. without parole.
...currently serving a 105 year prison sentence.. without parole.
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 10/14/14 at 5:59 pm to Slinky
that sucks, he was a solid fighter "back in the day".
Posted on 10/14/14 at 5:59 pm to FAF
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I thought Clifford "The Black Rhino" Etienne was the only well known boxer from the area?
John "Super D" Duplessis - NOLA native
Now a successful peer councilor - No time in jail.
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