Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died following accidents sustained on the identical card, although in several fights, on Aug. 2.
Kotari, 28, battled to a draw towards a stable opponent within the type of Yamato Hata, however misplaced consciousness after the bout and underwent mind surgical procedure to deal with a subdural hematoma, according to a statement from the World Boxing Council. Kotari had earned a shot at Hata’s Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior light-weight title and the chance to develop into a fighter on the fringes of a prime 15 rating. His dying was introduced on Friday.
The unhappy information of Kotari’s passing was added to the next day, with phrase of Urakawa’s dying.
Urakawa was stopped in Spherical 8 of his combat with Yoji Saito. The loss was Urakawa’s third in his final 4 fights and his first profession defeat by stoppage. Urakawa underwent a craniotomy after the combat and the World Boxing Group introduced his dying on Saturday.
“The WBO mourns the passing of Japanese boxer Hiromasa Urakawa, who tragically succumbed to accidents sustained throughout his combat towards Yoji Saito on August 2 at Korakuen Corridor in Tokyo,” a WBO post on X read. “This heartbreaking information comes simply days after the passing of Shigetoshi Kotari, who died from accidents suffered in his combat on the identical card.
“We prolong our deepest condolences to the households, pals, and the Japanese boxing neighborhood throughout this extremely tough time.”