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Kuwait Times
5 days ago
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- Kuwait Times
Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after fighter deaths
TOKYO: Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters. The new measures were adopted during an emergency meeting of the Japan Pro Boxing Association (JPBA), the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) and gym owners on Tuesday. It was convened after super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died days after brain surgery on injuries they sustained in separate bouts at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2. The exact cause of the boxers' deaths is to be determined, but dehydration caused by cutting weight rapidly is regarded as a factor in making the brain more susceptible to bleeding, according to the World Boxing Association. The deaths were 'really regrettable,' said JPBA president Shoji Kobayashi. 'We gathered today to establish a plan towards zero accidents.' New measures to be implemented as soon as possible include urine tests for measuring dehydration and stricter rules on boxers' rapid weight loss, said Tsuyoshi Yasukochi, secretary-general of the JBC. Ambulances will also be required on site, even for non-world championship bouts. They will partner with hospitals that are equipped to perform emergency surgery for head and other injuries. There will also be new rules on how long before a fight sparring must be stopped during training, he said. Officials decided 'to take all measures possible so we do not let the deaths of the two be in vain,' Yasukochi added. Kotari collapsed and later died after going 12 rounds in an Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title fight. The JBC had already announced all future OPBF title bouts would be reduced to 10 rounds. 'That such an incident occurred involving top-level boxers means we may face arguments that boxing should be halted,' admitted Toshiharu Kayama, former Japan welterweight champion and president of the boxing gym Ebisu K's Box. 'We, the association and gyms, want to think and change' the way the sport is contested, Kayama said. An accident investigation committee will work to find out the cause of the boxers' deaths later this month and guidance on prevention measures will be updated, Yasukochi said. The JBC and JPBA will also hold a safety meeting later this month, which will include the organizations' doctors as well as the amateur boxing federation, he added. — AFP
Japan Today
6 days ago
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- Japan Today
Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after deaths of two fighters
A pair of boxing gloves are seen on the side of a ring in this file picture Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters. The new measures were adopted during an emergency meeting of the Japan Pro Boxing Association (JPBA), the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) and gym owners on Tuesday. It was convened after super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died days after brain surgery on injuries they sustained in separate bouts at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2. The exact cause of the boxers' deaths is to be determined, but dehydration caused by cutting weight rapidly is regarded as a factor in making the brain more susceptible to bleeding, according to the World Boxing Association. The deaths were "really regrettable," said JPBA president Shoji Kobayashi. "We gathered today to establish a plan towards zero accidents." New measures to be implemented as soon as possible include urine tests for measuring dehydration and stricter rules on boxers' rapid weight loss, said Tsuyoshi Yasukochi, secretary-general of the JBC. Ambulances will also be required on site, even for non-world championship bouts. They will partner with hospitals that are equipped to perform emergency surgery for head and other injuries. There will also be new rules on how long before a fight sparring must be stopped during training, he said. Officials decided "to take all measures possible so we do not let the deaths of the two be in vain," Yasukochi added. Kotari collapsed and later died after going 12 rounds in an Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title fight. The JBC had already announced all future OPBF title bouts would be reduced to 10 rounds. "That such an incident occurred involving top-level boxers means we may face arguments that boxing should be halted," admitted Toshiharu Kayama, former Japan welterweight champion and president of the boxing gym Ebisu K's Box. "We, the association and gyms, want to think and change" the way the sport is contested, Kayama said. An accident investigation committee will work to find out the cause of the boxers' deaths later this month and guidance on prevention measures will be updated, Yasukochi said. The JBC and JPBA will also hold a safety meeting later this month, which will include the organizations' doctors as well as the amateur boxing federation, he added. © 2025 AFP
Straits Times
7 days ago
- Health
- Straits Times
Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after deaths of two fighters
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The new measures were adopted during an emergency meeting of the Japan Pro Boxing Association, the Japan Boxing Commission and gym owners on Tuesday. TOKYO – Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters. The new measures were adopted during an emergency meeting of the Japan Pro Boxing Association (JPBA), the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) and gym owners on Tuesday. It was convened after super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died days after brain surgery on injuries they sustained in separate bouts at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2. The exact cause of the boxers' deaths is to be determined, but dehydration caused by cutting weight rapidly is regarded as a factor in making the brain more susceptible to bleeding, according to the World Boxing Association. The deaths were 'really regrettable,' said JPBA president Shoji Kobayashi. 'We gathered today to establish a plan towards zero accidents.' New measures to be implemented as soon as possible include urine tests for measuring dehydration and stricter rules on boxers' rapid weight loss, said Tsuyoshi Yasukochi, secretary-general of the JBC. Ambulances will also be required on site, even for non-world championship bouts. They will partner with hospitals that are equipped to perform emergency surgery for head and other injuries. There will also be new rules on how long before a fight sparring must be stopped during training, he said. Officials decided 'to take all measures possible so we do not let the deaths of the two be in vain,' Yasukochi added. Kotari collapsed and later died after going 12 rounds in an Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title fight. The JBC had already announced all future OPBF title bouts would be reduced to 10 rounds. 'That such an incident occurred involving top-level boxers means we may face arguments that boxing should be halted,' admitted Toshiharu Kayama, former Japan welterweight champion and president of the boxing gym Ebisu K's Box. 'We, the association and gyms, want to think and change' the way the sport is contested, Kayama said. An accident investigation committee will work to find out the cause of the boxers' deaths later this month and guidance on prevention measures will be updated, Yasukochi said. The JBC and JPBA will also hold a safety meeting later this month, which will include the organisations' doctors as well as the amateur boxing federation, he added. In other news, Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died in hospital after competing at the World Games in Chengdu, China, organisers said on Tuesday. Debertolis was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men's middle-distance competition last Friday. 'Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China's leading medical institutions, he passed away on 12 August 2025,' a joint statement from the International World Games Association, the local organising committee (LOC) and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) said. Orienteering is an outdoor navigation sport where participants use a map and compass to find their way across unfamiliar terrain while racing against the clock. The sport can be highly technical and physically demanding at the elite level. 'The World Games Family, the LOC and the IOF are struck by this tragedy and extend their heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the athlete and the whole Orienteering Community.' The statement did not clarify the cause of death and provided no details as to why Debertolis had collapsed. The IOF said Debertolis had competed in several world championships and world cup events. 'Mattia was not only an elite athlete, but also a highly skilled civil engineer, with studies in progress for a PhD at the university in Stockholm, where he lived and was part of the orienteering club IFK Lidingö,' the federation added in a statement. The central Chinese city of Chengdu is hosting the 12th edition of the multi-sport World Games, an event featuring fringe sports and disciplines not contested at the Olympics. AFP, REUTERS
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Big Tech Bets Big On Silicon Valley: LinkedIn's New $75 Million Office Space Is a Shot In The Arm For The Area's Office Real Estate
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. LinkedIn, the employment and networking social media juggernaut, has just closed a $74 million deal to purchase a 120,000-square-foot property in Sunnyvale, California, CoStar reports. This represents a vote of confidence for Silicon Valley's office real estate, which has yet to fully recover from the pandemic-induced remote working phenomenon. The property, located at 1022 W. Maude Ave, was previously owned by another tech company, Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS), which purchased it almost seven years ago but needed to sell it to adapt to a leaner post-pandemic holding strategy. Don't Miss:'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. 'We actively manage our real estate footprint based on market conditions and other factors,' a Synopsys spokesperson told CoStar. Those factors included 'pruning underutilized assets to drive value, which is the case here,' Synopsis said. LinkedIn was also forced to prune its assets post-pandemic. In late 2021, it paid almost $123 million for two office and research properties at 810-820 and 870 Maude Ave., close to its Silicon Valley corporate hub, CoStar reports. The company also finalized a lease for a 195,000-square-foot office building at 684 Maude Ave., the first building at the development, which broke ground in mid-2019. Eighteen months later, however, as the commercial real estate downturn took hold, it sold a property at 880-888 W. Maude Ave. for $23 million and attempted to sublease over 63,500 square feet of its corporate hub in downtown San Francisco amid waves of layoffs. Trending: , which provides access to a pool of short-term loans backed by residential real estate with just a $100 minimum. The company's newest acquisition comes at a time when other large-scale tech companies, such as Meta (NASDAQ:META) and Google, are still making employment cuts. Leasing activity has also dropped in Silicon Valley, resulting in a record-high vacancy rate of about 15.5%, according to CoStar data. That said, tech companies were still responsible for 30% of the 100 biggest office deals last year, according to commercial real estate brokerage CBRE. In its November report, CBRE stated that tech firms leased 9.9 million square feet of office space during the third quarter, up from 8 million in the second quarter, the highest amount since the fourth quarter of 2021. However, hybrid working policies have meant that overall, current leasing figures are still way off 5.4% growth in 2021, the CBRE report said. Colin Yasukoch, head of CBRE's Tech Insights Center, told The Wall Street Journal that AI companies backed by venture capital money have leased 6 million square feet in the top six markets since 2019. 'Some companies are moving [to new locations] to create more efficient space,' Yasukochi said. 'But they're taking less of it.'Whitley Collins, CBRE's global president of occupier advisory & transaction services, was bullish on the overall effect of AI on office leasing, saying in his company's November report, 'AI will generate more jobs than it eliminates. The growth of that subsector as well as any continued tech job growth overall should provide a spark for office leasing activity.' She went on to say. 'It is also encouraging that, even though many tech companies have reduced their office footprints due to hybrid work, the industry's cumulative square footage leased so far this year leads all other industries.' If AI-heavy companies are a benchmark for office growth, Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) recent purchase of a 100,600-square-foot building at 300 Holger Way augurs well. Other recent major Silicon Valley leasing deals include those with Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB), and Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD). Read Next:Deloitte's fastest-growing software company partners with Amazon, Walmart & Target – Image: Shutterstock Send To MSN: 0 This article Big Tech Bets Big On Silicon Valley: LinkedIn's New $75 Million Office Space Is a Shot In The Arm For The Area's Office Real Estate originally appeared on Sign in to access your portfolio
