Japanese Boxer Yamaki dies after suffering Brain Injury

[TheNegation]

http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/japanese-boxer-yamaki-dies-after-suffering-brain-injury

Japanese boxer Hirokazu Yamaki died at a hospital Monday after sustaining a traumatic brain injury during a bout on the weekend in Tokyo, the Japan Boxing Commission said.

Yamaki, 26, suffered an acute subdural hematoma in his eighth-round knockout loss against Toshimasa Ouchi on Friday night at Korakuen Hall.

He remained unconscious after the fight and underwent emergency surgery at a Tokyo hospital to repair the brain damage. Born in Saitama Prefecture, Yamaki made his pro boxing debut in October 2003.

He was ranked 11th in the latest rankings in the Japanese flyweight division with a 7-9 record, including five knockouts.

Sad ****.

R.I.P.

[PAC-BOY]

RIP!!!! sucks

[Pirao]

Terrible, RIP.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

R.I.P. Boxing has to do something about this. These guys in the lower weights always end up like this.

[myooosic]

japanese doctors couldnt save him? i thought they were super advanced

[Kris Silver]

Had there not been a few boxing deaths in Japan now?

[MexicanMauler]

This seems to happen to Japanese fighters a lot, or maybe it's just the little guys, I dont know.

[Dapperdon70]

RIP. Seems like this does happen quite a bit in the smaller weight classes.

[tysonali]

RIP. Seems like this does happen quite a bit in the smaller weight classes.

I've noticed that too.

RIP.

[jri9d0]

God bless his family real talk.