A U.S. court has sentenced 37-year-old Nicholas Giroux to life imprisonment plus 20 years for the murder of Nigerian-American boxer, Isaiah Olugbemi, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
The sentence was delivered on Friday, August 29, 2025, by Judge Richard Trunnell of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, after Giroux pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence. The punishments will run consecutively in state prison.
Olugbemi, aged 27, a father and promising amateur boxing star, was shot dead on June 17, 2024, at the 500 block of Meadowmist Way, Odenton. Police reports said he was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
An autopsy confirmed the death as homicide by gunfire.
Surveillance footage captured Giroux approaching Olugbemi, shooting him repeatedly until he collapsed, and then firing three additional rounds before escaping.
Investigators recovered 9mm cartridge casings at the scene.
Prior Confrontation
Authorities revealed that Giroux had confronted Olugbemi and a neighbor about two weeks before the killing, during a cookout, where he brandished a handgun but did not fire it.
Confession and Prosecution
After the shooting, Giroux later confessed during interrogation and led police to the weapon he used.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Carolynn Grammas, with homicide detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department leading the investigation.
Prosecutor’s Statement
State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess described the murder as “cruel and senseless,” stressing that Olugbemi had a bright future in boxing.
She said:
“Mr. Olugbemi was a father and a rising star in amateur boxing. The callousness and lack of remorse on the part of this Defendant is really disturbing. He deserves this sentence. And to the family and friends of Mr. Olugbemi, I hope that today provides some sense of justice for this terrible ordeal.”
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