{"id":160745,"date":"2025-08-11T14:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/el-wbc-lamenta-fallecimiento-de-hiromasa-urakawa\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:20:43","slug":"the-wbc-mourns-the-passing-of-hiromasa-urakawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/the-wbc-mourns-the-passing-of-hiromasa-urakawa\/","title":{"rendered":"The WBC mourns the Passing of Hiromasa Urakawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The WBC mourns the Passing of Hiromasa Urakawa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, Hiromasa Urakawa has passed away due to injuries sustained in his fight against Yoji Saito on August 2 in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Urakawa was leading on all three scorecards when he was stopped in the eighth and final round at Korakuen Hall in the Japanese capital.<br \/>\nThis follows the devastating news of the passing of Shigetoshi Kotari last Friday, who died from injuries sustained after his 12-round draw with Yamato Hata on the same fight card.<\/p>\n<p>Following Kotari&#8217;s death, the Japanese Boxing Commission decided to change the duration of OPBF boxing matches from 12 to 10 rounds.<br \/>\nThe WBC and its President, Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, mourn this irreparable loss and send deepest condolences to the family and friends of the warrior Hiromasa.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in Peace\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_160745\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"160745\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 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