Japanese boxing is going through a moment of mourning after death of two fighters in just 24 hours. Shigetoshi Kotari and Urakawa Hiromasa, both 28 years old, died this Friday and Saturday respectively, a few days After participating in the same event in Tokyoon August 2.
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Both boxers suffered serious brain injuries During their fighting and were surgically intervened by a subdural bruise (bleeding inside the skull). Despite medical efforts, neither managed to recover.
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Kotari, who tied with his compatriot Yamato Hata in a scoring fight for the WBC and the WBOhe had not been defeated in the ring that night, which makes the seriousness of his injuries even more surprising. Urakawa, meanwhile, lost to Ko against Yoji Saito in another fight of the same evening.
Both the WBC and the WBO issued official communications expressing their condolences to the families, friends and relatives of the two boxers, in A tragedy that has deeply shaken the Japanese sport.
