Ike was on his way to becoming one of the best heavy weights of all time when he was
imprisoned in the US following charges that he tried to rape a woman in Las Vegas in July
1999. The former professional heavyweight boxer, who won the Dallas and Texas Golden
Gloves tournaments in 1994, has been locked up for the past 13years. Below is a plea from his
mother who posted the message on his website
Mother's request for intervension
My name is Patricia Ibeabuchi a registered nurse. I am the mother of a young man by the
name Ike Ibeabuchi Both Ike and my self are originally from Nigeria in Africa- I have been
in United States since 1990 and my son joined me here in 1993. I am writing this letter, in
hopes that I might receive your assistance in some way regarding the situation with my
son Ike that I am about to reveal to you in this letter.
Please continue...
My son Ike is ranked #2-3 as a heavyweight boxer. Ike started boxing in Nigeria at the
approximate age of 18 and has continued this profession since coming to the United States.
While over here he has been trained by Cutis Coke in this field to the point that he won City
and State Golden Glove matches in Dallas Texas and has successfully won all 20 of his
professional heavyweight fights. He is on record for having 16 knockouts and 4 unanimous
winning decisions. Because of his obvious talent and performance, many managers and
promoters were very interested in getting 11cc to sign contracts with them, but at this time Ike
had a 3 year contract that has expired with Cedric Cushna Promotions. ike is trained to fight in
the ring and has not never been involved in any street fights or used his talent and ability in
any negative way. Ike is also a born again believer and has been raised in the fear of God. As
his mother, and a preacher of God’s Word, I raised Ike and my other children to know what
God’s word says and that we are to live our lives according to the Word of God.
When Ike began to show impressive undefeated in his boxing career and one of the world’s
most promising heavyweights, a brother, Jack Web in our church, felt compelled to suggest
that, because Ike’s father is still in Nigeria, that I quit my nursing job to stay by Ike’s side. He
said because boxing has a reputation for being corrupt, manipulative and very shady in it’s
dealings such as bribery, drugs and false accusations. It’s a pretty well known fact that a lot
of the managers and promoters have been involved in these behaviors and have sometimes
resorted to use some of these tactics in obtaining what they want.
In June 1999 their was Nigerian annual festival in New Jersey whereby the President of the
Association invited Ike and the mayor of the city and alter the festival, Ike learnt there was a
fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Upon learning of this, Ike decided to fly to Las Vegas to watch the
fight and speak with the representatives from HBO concerning his own boxing career.
At this time Cedric was hounding Ike to renew his contract with him, Ike informed Cedric that
he needed to shop around to have better understanding what his worth is and if he matches it,
that he will continue with him. Cedric was not happy about this because he knew that he had
been under-paying Ike while other promoters and managers are highly interested in Ike due to
his promising boxing career. Managers and promoters don’t want boxers to negotiate deals,
they want to be the one to do all the negotiations so that their underhanded deals will not be
known by any other than themselves. Because of these dealers and their methods, we had to
leave Dallas Texas and moved to Arizona to seek refuge from them. Unfortunately, they
followed us to this State and the nightmare continued. They tapped our phones, forced
themselves inside our Gilbert home, they put chemicals in all of our food and drinks, and they
will disengage our house alarm and enter our home at anytime of the day of night. The (Gilbert
police have several records of our calls and reports concerning this matter. These promoters
went so far as to fly and bring false charges against Ike in Gilbert and Scottsdale while he
lives with me in the same house, by paying a couple of women to accuse him of attempted
kidnapping and sexual assault. The police investigated these charges and threw them out
because there was no basis for these charges against him. Since they did not achieve their
aim here they followed him to Las Vegas and repeated the same charges which has kept Ike in
jail for six and half years. This time in Las Vegas the charges are sexual assault, kidnapping
and attempted to kill to intensify the charges against him this time.
At this time of false imprisonment, Ike has been forced medications, accused of mentally
insane. and has not been given good attorney representation. Therefore, Ike has never really
been tried or convicted of these false accusations or charges, but nevertheless, he has lost six
and half years of his young life. The Las Vegas coat sent Ike to Reno mental hospital for
evaluation, but before his arrival the staffs have been informed that Ike was dangerous, crazy
and many other suggestions that made the staffs apprehensive to his arrival. Upon Ike’s arrival
at the hospital, the staffs found that these statements were not even close to being truth
rather they found Ike to be peaceable, respectful, loving and cooperative. When the Las Vegas
court ordered to medicate Ike by Dr. Bittker who supposed to monitor the effect of the
medication, he traveled out of the county and Dr. Henson started forcing medications on Ike,
as a registered nurse I called Dr. Henson why he is medicating Ike, and if Ike was his son, as a
license physician will he medicate him? since he is not mentally insane, he said that Las
Vegas court asked him to, I asked him if court ask him to kill will he kill as a license
physician? so I reported this to the Medical board in Nevada.
Finally Ike was intimidated, drugged out and with the effect of the drug dragged into the court
to plead guilty by the Las Vegas public defender for alleged criminal offence he did not
commit.
The judge knew about the drug Ike was given before court hearing because Ike told the judge
that he was forced medication and he can’t reason properly but the judge ignored him. Today
Ike, my son sits mercilessly in prison at the prime of his life, wasting! What did he do?
There was recent involvement of Honorable senator John McCain into the corruptions in the
boxing business which supports what I am saying. In December 1999 Ike was kept in house
arrest then Top Rank visited him to sign a promotional contract with Ike, Ike agreed but the
terms both agreed upon was changed, well, he refused to signed Top Rank even promised to
get him out and had already included his name in Delahoya’s fighting cart that year, if he had
signed that cheating contract, but when It didn’t happen he was throne back to jail the next
day. Since then different promoters and managers have promised to get him out if he agrees to
sign contract with them. All these means that evil is behind this whole thing.
I am appealing to the public, Ike’s fans, relatives, friends and fellow country men and women,
sisters and brothers in the Lord, qualified lawyers and human rights movement to please
assist me in anyway possible to get my son released to live his life here in Arizona as a free
young man. Feel free to check out any and all of my statements regarding this situation. I have
many more actual details to share with you concerning all of this and would like an
opportunity to do so. I feel as if we are abandoned, neglected and ignored abused and violated
since our names and business (Missionary Home Health and Staffing Inc.) are known to every
charity organization in United State for donations and supports. such as Veterans Of Foreign
Wars Of The United States, Paralyzed Veterans Of America, Americans For Immigration Control,
Inc.. National Police & Trooper Association, Metro Ministries In New York (kids that lost their
parents during 9-11) Marilyn Hickey Ministries, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Operation Smile
by Cindy McCain, American Red Cross in Washington, DC for Hurricane Katrina, Covenant
House in NY.. Active supporter of Arizona State Fraternal Order Of Police and many more But
Ike my son financed this business for the family and to help those in need, is going through
this punishment, and no body is doing anything to stop this evil.
I have lived in United States since 1990 working as RN and filed my taxes, never received food
stamps or disability finds, rather I have used my two hands God gave me to make my living,
even have managed Missionary Home Health and Staffing Inc. from 2001 till date and have
filed all the taxes as required. But I have filed for my Green card to become a resident here
since it is due unto me, rather my papers keep on missing and one of the immigration lawyers
said that, quote “This is internal, I can not deal with this” then he sent me to Senator
McCain’s office for help. The immigration managed to call me for an interview never found
anything illegal, or fault, still they are threatening to send me back to Africa. Who is behind
this? those that thinks that I am on their way to my son Ike, kept on hiding my immigration file
so that it could not be processed accordingly.
Furthermore, discrimination, hate, abuse and violation of human right that my son and I are
facing in this country is wrong because we do not know what caused it how it started in this
country we came to seek American dream and in our country, we treat every body with love
and help when necessary.
In my country people go to jail when they committed serious crimes not accusations with no
proof of evidence, or because of race, appearance, color or country of origin and career as in
Ike’s case.
Muhammad Ali was out for 3 years for avoiding drafting. Mike Tyson was convicted for rape
and was out in 3 years
Ike Ibeabuchi has served 7 years for mere accusations, WHY?
You can contact inc at 480-452-8175, or my mailing address is P.O. Box 7857 Chandler,
Arizona 85246
I appreciate your consideration in this matter
Sincerely yours
Patricia N. Ibeabuchi.
Now here's a different version of what happened from his Wikipedia page
In July 1999, Ibeabuchi was staying at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas when he
phoned a local escort service and had a woman sent to his room.
The 21-year-old woman said she was there to strip and nothing else. She claimed he attacked
her in the walk-in closet after she demanded to be paid up front.
"He invites her up to his room and begins to get physical with her," said Christopher Lalli, a
Clark County chief deputy district attorney. It got loud enough that people in the adjoining
room notified hotel security.
"When they enter the room," Lalli said, "a woman, naked from the waist down, is running
toward them."
Ibeabuchi barricaded himself in the bathroom, and police discharged pepper spray under the
door to coax his surrender. Ike's defense faced the further difficulty of the Clark County DA's
reopening of a similar sexual assault allegation from eight months earlier that took place next
door to The Mirage, at sister-property Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.
He was released on bail and placed on house arrest—able to train and fight again until his trial
—but he was remanded after two more sexual-assault allegations surfaced in Arizona.
"The troubling thing for us was this was not an isolated incident," Lalli says.
Lalli says the case against Ike's crimes at The Mirage was solid. There was physical evidence,
eyewitness testimony, a pattern of unacceptable behavior.
"It was evidence you don't have nine times out of 10 in these cases when you go to trial," Lalli
said.
Ibeabuchi was deemed incompetent to stand trial and was sent to a state facility for the
mentally ill. Medical experts concluded he exhibited bipolar disorder, and a judge granted
permission to force-medicate him. Eight months later, 2½ years after his arrest, he was ruled
cogent enough to plea.
He entered an Alford plea, conceding the prosecution had enough evidence to convict him
while not admitting guilt. Had he gone to trial and been found guilty of rape, he could have
received 10 years to life in prison, but instead he got two to 10 years for battery with intent to
commit a crime and three to 20 years for attempted sexual assault, to be served consecutively.
Ibeabuchi was paroled on the first charge in 2001 and has been denied parole on the second
charge three times. He was denied parole in August 2004, in August 2007, in February 2009
and on May 1, 2012. He is not eligible for another hearing until May 2013, at which time he will
be 39. Ike also faces likely deportation.
"We felt confident he was going to spend a good chunk of time in prison and then get kicked
out of the country," Lalli said.
Since his incarceration, Ike has earned two college degrees from Western Nevada Community
College.
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