Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday (8), at the age of 28, for complications arising from the injuries he suffered during the Superpen Title of the Eastern Box and Pacific Federation (OPBF) on the last day 2.
The fight held in Tokyo had 12 rounds, and Kotari even passed out after the confrontation. He was the challenger against compatriot Yamato Hara, in a duel that ended tied by divided decision.
Examinations pointed to an acute subdural hematoma, when there is the accumulation of blood between the brain and the skull, usually by head trauma.
The boxer underwent surgery to relieve pressure on the brain and remained in a coma in recent days, but could not resist.
Kotari had a cartel of eight wins, five knockouts, two draws and two losses.
“A warrior in the ring. A fighter in spirit. He left too early,” said the World Boxing Organization (WBO), in a publication on social networks.
At the same event, the leve weight Taisho Urawa was knocked out in the eighth round and suffered similar injury. He also underwent emergency surgery and continues hospitalized under medical observation.
After the fighter’s death, the Japanese boxing commission announced the reduction from 12 to 10 rounds in the fights worth title.
