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Japanese super bantamweight Ken Katagiri died Tuesday of a brain injury, two weeks after he was knocked out.
He is the 28th boxer in Japan to die from injuries in a bout since the Japan Boxing Commission was created in 1952.
Katagiri, 28, was knocked down by Fusaaki Takenaga in the ninth round at Tokyo’s Korakuen boxing hall Oct. 12.
He stood up and tried to fight, but Takenaga punished him with blows to the face and Katagiri dropped again. Katagiri went into a coma and brain surgery failed to save him.
Katagiri had a 5-6-2 record since turning professional in 1991.
