Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died from a brain injury sustained during his bout with Yamato Hata on August 2nd in Tokyo. The fight was declared a draw. Kotari, age 28, lost consciousness after the twelve-round bout for Hata’s OPBF super featherweight title. He was rushed to a hospital for emergency brain surgery suffering a subdural hematoma, which is another term for a brain hemorrhage. Kotari, from Nagoya, had won two consecutive eight-round fights by unanimous decision to earn this title shot. Boxingtalk joins the WBC and its president Mauricio Sulaimán  in mourning this loss. We send our condolnces to Kotari's family and friends during this difficult time.

 

Rest in Peace…