Japanese bantamweight boxer Kazuki Anaguchi has passed away at the age of 23 following a brain injury sustained during a fight. Anaguchi suffered knockdowns in rounds four, seven, nine, and ten on the undercard of the Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales bout on December 26th. After being carried out of the ring, he was placed in an induced coma and underwent surgery for a subdural hematoma. Despite the emergency procedure, Anaguchi never regained consciousness and died at 5:38 pm on Friday, as confirmed by the Japan Boxing Commission.
Kazuki Anaguchi died Friday after suffering a subdural hematoma in his Dec. 26 fight in Tokyo, according to the Japan Boxing Commission. He was 23. https://t.co/LM1SNYGbjO
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Japanese fighter Kazuki Anaguchi tragically passes away aged 23. The bantamweight underwent emergency surgery as a result of injuries suffered in his clash with Seiya Tsutsumi on December 26. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. https://t.co/0EnYJQLokU
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Japanese bantamweight Kazuki Anaguchi has tragically died after suffering complications from a brain injury. The 23-year-old underwent emergency surgery after his clash with Seiya Tsutsumi last December. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. Rest in peace, champ. https://t.co/8rm2ZQMX9E
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Japanese boxer Kazuki Anaguchi has died in hospital aged 23 after suffering a brain injury in his defeat to Seiya Tsutsumi on the Naoya Inoue vs Marlon Tapales undercard on Dec 26th.
🔹 Kazuki Anaguchi suffered knock downs in rounds four, seven, nine and ten. 🔹 Anaguchi was carried out of the ring by his team. 🔹Placed in an induced coma and had subdural hematoma surgery. 🔹Never regained consciousness and passed away at 5.38pm on Friday at only 23.