Born in Nigeria, Ibeabuchi who first migrated to the United States of America at the age of 19 in 1993 had several run-ins with the law before he was arrested in Las Vegas over alleged sexual assault attempt on a 21-year-old stripper.
In November 2015, Ibeabuchi was released from the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) after completing his 16-year Nevadastate prison sentence without incident. He announced his desire to return to the ring to resume his professional boxing career, but was rearrested before a comeback could take place.
After being accused of rape, he was initially released and placed under house arrest before another case of alleged sexual assault from eight months earlier at another hotel was opened against him.
He was later sentenced to two to ten years for battery with intent to commit a crime and another three to 20 years for attempted sexual assault, with the sentences to be served consecutively.
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After serving those sentences, he was released in 2014 from Nevada prison but was arrested again in 2016 and held at the Arizona prison because of an old warrant he claimed he wasn’t aware of.
While he was in prison, the now 47-year-old Ike Ibeabuchi earned three associate degrees and certificates while he was incarcerated.
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