00:00Second boxer dies after Tokyo event. A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury
00:06suffered at an event in Tokyo. Hiromasa Yurikawa, 28, died on Saturday after he was beaten by a
00:13knockout in the 8th round of his fight with Yoji Saito on August 2. It follows the death of
00:18Shigatoshi Kotari on Friday from injuries sustained during a separate bout on the same
00:23card at Tokyo's Karakuen Hall. Both boxers underwent surgery for subdural hematoma,
00:28a condition where blood collects between the skull and the brain. The World Boxing Organization,
00:34WBO, said, external it, mourns the passing of Japanese boxer Hiromasa Yurikawa,
00:39who tragically succumbed to injuries sustained during his fight against Yoji Saito.
00:44It added, this heartbreaking news comes just days after the passing of Shigatoshi Kotari,
00:49who died from injuries suffered in his fight on the same card. We extend our deepest condolences
00:54to the families, friends and the Japanese boxing community during this incredibly difficult time.
01:00Following the event, the Japan Boxing Commission, JBC, announced All Oriental and Pacific Boxing
01:06Federation, OPBF, title bouts will now be 10 rounds instead of 12. Japanese media reports,
01:13external the JBC has launched an investigation and is planning to hold a meeting in September to
01:17discuss the deaths. Yurikawa is the third high-profile boxer to die in 2025 after Irishman
01:24John Cooney passed away in February following a fight in Belfast. Cooney died aged 28 after
01:30suffering an intracranial hemorrhage from his fight against Welshman Nathan Howells.
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