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‘Irreparable loss’: Two Japanese boxers on same card die from brain injuries

Par :Reuters
10 août 2025 à 04:05
  • Hiromasa Urakawa passes days after Shigetoshi Kotari died

  • Pair had been injured in fights at same event in Tokyo on 2 August

Two Japanese boxers have died days after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card, boxing associations and media reports said.

Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday and Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured in their fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on 2 August, Japanese media said.

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© Photograph: Randy Faris/Getty Images

© Photograph: Randy Faris/Getty Images

© Photograph: Randy Faris/Getty Images

Luke Littler lights up Wollongong with Australian Darts Masters victory

10 août 2025 à 01:53
  • Littler wins his first World Series event of year

  • ‘It’s another one I can tick off,’ says world No 1

World champion Luke Littler demonstrated his phenomenal teenage talent in Wollongong by winning the star-studded Australian Darts Masters. A year after being humbled in the final of the biggest invitation event to be played in Australia, the 18-year-old this time made no mistake, winning all three of his matches convincingly on Saturday night to lift yet another big title.

He also crushed Damon Heta’s homecoming dream as he hammered Australia’s top player, the world No 10, in the quarter-finals. After defeating Heta 6-3 in the last eight and Stephen Bunting 7-4 in the semis, Littler outplayed Belgian Mike de Decker to win the final 8-4.

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© Photograph: John Walton/PA

© Photograph: John Walton/PA

© Photograph: John Walton/PA

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