Two Japanese boxers have died days after struggling mind accidents in separate fights on the identical card, boxing associations and media stories stated.
Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday and Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured of their fights at Korakuen Corridor in Tokyo on August 2, Japanese media stated. Each 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural hematoma, or bleeding contained in the cranium, the stories stated.
“We lengthen our deepest condolences to the households, pals, and the Japanese boxing neighborhood throughout this extremely troublesome time,” the World Boxing Group stated in a press release on Saturday about Urakawa, who had misplaced to Yoji Saito in a knockout.
Kotari died on account of the damage he sustained whereas combating Yamato Hata to a attract 12 rounds, the World Boxing Council stated on Friday.
“The WBC and its President, Mauricio Sulaiman, deeply mourn this irreparable loss and want his household and pals energy throughout this troublesome time,” the WBC stated in a press release.
One other boxer, 28-year-old Irish super-featherweight fighter John Cooney, died of a mind damage this yr after being stopped in his first Celtic title protection in February.
—Reuters