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Two Japanese boxers die after brain injuries at same Tokyo event

Two Japanese boxers die after brain injuries at same Tokyo event

TOKYO: 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’s Korakuen Hall on August 2.Both were later rushed to hospital where they had brain surgery.Kotari, who […]