Renown Ibadan Hotelier, Boxing Promoter, Aiyegbeni, Dies At 69

Chief Francis Aiyegbeni, owner of the popular D’Rovans Hotel situated along M.K.O Abiola Way, Ring Road, Ibadan , Oyo State has died. The boxing promoter, who was 69, died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.

According to New Telegraph checks Sunday, Aiyegbeni, who hailed from Esan in Edo State, died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the UCH on Saturday afternoon. He was reported to have died of stroke and cardiac related issues.
An impeccable source at D’Rovans, now Wallan Hotel, confirmed that Aiyegbeni, who played important roles to uplift the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), died on Saturday morning.
He was reported to have suffered from a protracted battle with partial stroke, and was rushed to the Police Hospital at Eleyele, Ibadan on Friday when his condition deteriorated. He was later transferred to UCH from the police hospital.