Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo\u2019s Korakuen Hall on August 2.
\nBoth were later rushed to hospital where they had brain surgery. Kotari, who battled to a draw after 12 rounds against fellow Japanese fighter Yamato Hata lost consciousness soon after and \u201cpassed away at 10:59pm on August 8,\u201d his MT boxing gym said on its website Saturday.
\n\u201cHe did his best to fight his way through the surgery and treatment he had been receiving at a Tokyo hospital due to acute subdural haematoma,\u201d the gym\u2019s post said.
\nUrakawa was stopped in the eighth and final round against Yoji Saito and \u201ctragically succumbed to injuries sustained during his fight\u201d, the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) said in an Instagram post on Sunday.
\nUrakawa died on Saturday night, according to local media reports.
\n\u201cThis heartbreaking news comes just days after the passing of Shigetoshi Kotari, who died from injuries suffered in his fight on the same card,\u201d the WBO said, adding it extends \u201cour deepest condolences to the families, friends, and the Japanese boxing community.\u201d
\nTsuyoshi Yasukochi, secretary-general of the Japan Boxing Commission, told local media after their hospitalisation that it was likely \u201cthe first time in Japan two fighters underwent skull-opening surgery for injuries stemming from the same event\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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