Traumatic Brain Injury Takes Boxer Yamaki
The controversy over injury and sporting events including football and boxing gets a new "hit."
Boxer Hirokazu Yamaki died at a hospital recently after sustaining a traumatic brain injury during a bout in Tokyo, the Japan Boxing Commission said.
Yamaki, 26, suffered an acute subdural hematoma in his eighth-round knockout loss against Toshimasa Ouchi.
He remained unconscious after the fight and underwent emergency surgery at a Tokyo hospital to repair the brain damage. Yamaki made his pro boxing debut in October 2003.
He was ranked 11th in the latest rankings in the Japanese flyweight division with a 7-9 record, including five knockouts.
In Nevada, we grapple with who pays for the costs of caring for the injury sustained by boxers since the Sponsors of boxers are only required to insure them for $50,000. Care can easily exceed that amount and the costs are passed on to the hospital and ultimately the taxpayers of Nevada.
