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Second boxer from same event dies from brain injuries

Second boxer from same event dies from brain injuries

Rest in peace Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa In a devastating turn of events, two Japanese boxers have lost their lives after competing on the same card at Tokyo’s Korahuen Hall. Per talkSPORT, both professional pugilists underwent operations for bleeds on the brain after stepping out of the ring last week. Shigetoshi Kotari, who passed […]

7 months ago

Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28 following Belfast fight

Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28 following Belfast fight

The Galway native had surgery on his brain a week ago. Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after his Celtic super-featherweight title fight at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. Cooney was stopped in the ninth round of his fight against Welshman Nathan Howells on February 1 and was taken to hospital, where he […]

1 year ago

Woman wakes up from coma 27 years after crash

Woman wakes up from coma 27 years after crash

“I always had a feeling that one day she will wake up” A woman has woken up from a coma, 27 years after suffering significant damage to her brain after her car collided with a school bus in the United Arab Emirates. Munira Abdulla was 32 at the time of the road accident, which took place […]

7 years ago