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| Boxer shot over club smoking row | |
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| A former British heavyweight boxer was shot when he asked customers at a club to stop smoking. | |
| James Oyebola, 47, is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head and leg at Chateau 6 in Fulham Road, in south-west London. | |
| Three men were seen running away after the 6ft 9ins tall former fighter, from north-west London, was shot. | |
| Police said Mr Oyebola was involved in an altercation about smoking before being shot in the rear garden area. | |
| His former manager Frank Maloney said he had been told the boxer had been shot when he asked some people in the club to stop smoking. | His former manager Frank Maloney said he had been told the boxer had been shot when he asked some people in the club to stop smoking. |
| A search of the area was undertaken by police, including armed officers, following the shooting in the early hours of Monday. | A search of the area was undertaken by police, including armed officers, following the shooting in the early hours of Monday. |
| Gentle giant | Gentle giant |
| Mr Maloney told BBC London: "What I was told was that he asked some people to stop smoking and the next thing a gun was pulled and he was shot." | Mr Maloney told BBC London: "What I was told was that he asked some people to stop smoking and the next thing a gun was pulled and he was shot." |
| He described Mr Oyebola as a "gentle giant" and said he had done a lot of work in the community to get youngsters into boxing and sport. | He described Mr Oyebola as a "gentle giant" and said he had done a lot of work in the community to get youngsters into boxing and sport. |
| "I was absolutely devastated, struck dumb when I heard the news," he said. | "I was absolutely devastated, struck dumb when I heard the news," he said. |
| Detectives from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in the black community, are investigating the shooting. | Detectives from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in the black community, are investigating the shooting. |
| Det Ch Insp Scott Wilson said: "I would urge anyone with information to come forward and assist us in bringing those responsible for gravely injuring James to justice." | Det Ch Insp Scott Wilson said: "I would urge anyone with information to come forward and assist us in bringing those responsible for gravely injuring James to justice." |