Ekoli Mahenge Zulu (November 21, 1965 – August 27, 2019) was an African-born, Italian boxer.
Mahenge Zulu was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He died of a heart attack on August 27, 2019, while on a flight to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire.
He had suffered some heart and blood pressure issues days before and was warned by his doctor to not fly.
[2] An intelligent man, Zulu was fluent in four languages, including Italian and Spanish.