May 31, 2015
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Emanuel ‘Drunken Master’ Augustus (38 - 34, 20KO)
Chicago born Louisiana raised Emanual Ya’Kov Burton star of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights was hit in the head by a stray bullet in 2014. He now lives in Baton Rouge.
Augustus was shot just blocks away from his long-time gym in Baton Rouge, LA by a stray bullet fired by 21-year-old Christopher Stills, who fired the weapon while in a dispute with his own cousin.
Augustus, 40, finished his seventeen year professional career as a journeyman, but remains a beloved figure in the sport for his flamboyant in-ring style and willingness to take on all comers. -"Augustus off Breathing machine, Walking” - Boxing Tribune