In a rather unfortunate follow up to the last post about Frank Mir’s words about Brock Lesnar, Japanese boxer Hirokazu Yamaki passed away after suffering a brain injury in his last fight:
Japanese Boxer Hirokazu Yamaki Dies After Fight
↵↵“Yamaki was involved in a bout on Feb. 19th against fellow 110lbs competitor Toshimasa Ouchi when he was knocked out in the 8th round. He failed to stir after the fight was called and was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with an acute subdural hematoma. Doctors spent days attempting to to sustain and repair the 26 year old, who was ranked 11th at Flyweight, but he passed away on Monday morning.”
↵↵This is why saying you want to kill someone is not an appropriate form of pre-fight hype in combat sports. Yamaki was a borderline top 10 boxer and is now gone.
↵My thoughts are with Yamaki’s family and friends.
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