US EditionTwo Japanese Boxers on Same Card Die From Brain Injuries
TOKYO, JAPAN, AUG 10 – The Japan Boxing Commission cut Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title bouts from 12 to 10 rounds after two fighters aged 28 died from brain injuries at the same event.
- Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card in Tokyo on August 2.
- Kotari, 28, died on August 8 after undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, sustained in a 12-round draw against Yamato Hata.
- Urakawa, also 28, died on August 9 following a knockout loss to Yoji Saito, with the World Boxing Organization extending condolences to their families and the Japanese boxing community.
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They performed at the same event, both 28 years old.
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries the same day at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.Shigetoshi Kotari died last Friday; Hiromasa Urakawa, the next day.Pugilists of the same age (28 years) fought in separate combats from the same billboard.What did the Shigetoshi Kotari boxer die of?Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after he tied in a match to 12 rounds against the junior lightweight champion of the Eastern and Pacific Boxing Fede…
Two Japanese boxers die from brain injuries after separate same-day fights
Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering brain injuries while competing on the same card in different fights at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on Aug. 2. The World Boxing Organization announced Urakawa’s death on Saturday, Aug. 9, and Kotari’s on Friday, Aug. 8. “The boxing world is in shock and deep sorrow for the tragic deaths of 2 boxers who fought in the same card in Japan,” World Boxing Council President Maur…
2 Japanese boxers die at same event
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall, according to AP. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw against Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion Yamato Hata on Aug. 2, the AP reported on Sunday, August 10th. Kotari underwent emergency brain surgery for a… Source
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