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The Age
24-06-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Norman drops Sasaki in brutal fashion
Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki suffered a brutal knock out at the hands of American WBO champion Brian Norman.
Sydney Morning Herald
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Norman drops Sasaki in brutal fashion
Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki suffered a brutal knock out at the hands of American WBO champion Brian Norman.
News.com.au
23-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Boxer Jin Sasaki suffers six-week memory loss after brutal KO and cannot remember fight
Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki has lost the last six weeks of his memory following his brutal loss to Brian Norman Jr. Sasaki locked horns with the American for the WBO welterweight title in a Tokyo tussle on Thursday morning. But his bid to claim the 66kg strap in what was the stiffest test of his career ended in a brutal fifth-round knockout. A counter left hook from Norman Jr connected flush on the 23-year-old's jaw and sent him hurtling towards the canvas. The back of Sasaki's head smacked off the canvas and medical staff promptly tended to him after the referee issued counts. The Sun reported he was worryingly motionless for over a minute before being stretchered out of the arena and rushed to the hospital, where he underwent a slew of neurological tests. Thankfully, the scans showed he had no serious injury to his brain and he was released the same day. But the knockout, according to the president of his gym, Issei Nakaya, wiped his memory of the last few weeks. According to Nakaya, Sasaki told him: 'I don't even remember that this title match was decided.' 'Sasaki Tsutomu was taken to the hospital after the match and underwent a CT scan,' a statement on Sasaki's condition read. 'There were no injuries such as bleeding. However, he hit the back of his head hard and is currently losing his memory. 'There were no visible physical injuries, but we will be keeping an eye on him and he will be going back to the hospital tomorrow for another check-up.' Defeat to Norman Jr was only the second of Sasaki's career. Norman Jr, meanwhile, now boasts a perfect 28-0 record and can set his sights on unifying the division.
Daily Telegraph
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
Boxer Jin Sasaki suffered a brutal fifth round knockout against Brian Norman Jr and cannot remember the last six weeks.
Don't miss out on the headlines from Kayo. Followed categories will be added to My News. Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki has lost the last six weeks of his memory following his brutal loss to Brian Norman Jr. Sasaki locked horns with the American for the WBO welterweight title in a Tokyo tussle on Thursday morning. But his bid to claim the 66kg strap in what was the stiffest test of his career ended in a brutal fifth-round knockout. A counter left hook from Norman Jr connected flush on the 23-year-old's jaw and sent him hurtling towards the canvas. The back of Sasaki's head smacked off the canvas and medical staff promptly tended to him after the referee issued counts. Sasaki's head hit the canvas immediately following the knockout and officials rushed to the scene. Photo: Instagram. Sasaki was motionless for over a minute before being stretchered out of the arena and rushed to hospital. Photo: Instagram. The Sun reported he was worryingly motionless for over a minute before being stretchered out of the arena and rushed to the hospital, where he underwent a slew of neurological tests. Thankfully, the scans showed he had no serious injury to his brain and he was released the same day. But the knockout, according to the president of his gym, Issei Nakaya, wiped his memory of the last few weeks. According to Nakaya, Sasaki told him: 'I don't even remember that this title match was decided.' 'Sasaki Tsutomu was taken to the hospital after the match and underwent a CT scan,' a statement on Sasaki's condition read. With the win, Norman Jr now boasts a perfect 28-0 record. Photo: Instagram. 'There were no injuries such as bleeding. However, he hit the back of his head hard and is currently losing his memory. 'There were no visible physical injuries, but we will be keeping an eye on him and he will be going back to the hospital tomorrow for another check-up.' Defeat to Norman Jr was only the second of Sasaki's career. Norman Jr, meanwhile, now boasts a perfect 28-0 record and can set his sights on unifying the division. This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission. Originally published as Boxer Jin Sasaki suffers six-week memory loss after brutal KO and cannot remember fight
Daily Mail
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Boxer Jin Sasaki loses SIX WEEKS of memories after being knocked out in world title fight
Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki has lost six weeks of his memory after being knocked out in his world title fight by Brian Norman Jr in Tokyo last week. The talented 23-year-old welterweight can't remember the brutal fifth-round stoppage – or anything that happened earlier this month or the majority of May. Sasaki was knocked unconscious by a powerful counter left hook thrown by his American opponent that connected flush on his chin. He fell to the canvas heavily and was motionless for minutes afterwards, before being stretchered away by ringside medical staff. Medical scans showed that Sasaki had no serious brain injury, but according to the president of his boxing gym, Issei Nakaya, part of the fighter's memory has been wiped. Sasaki reportedly told him: 'I don't even remember that this title match was decided.' OUT COLD!!! THE CHAMP PUT HIM TO SLEEP 🤯🔥 — Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 19, 2025 A statement on the condition of the boxer read: 'Sasaki Tsutomu was taken to the hospital after the match and underwent a CT scan. 'There were no injuries such as bleeding. However, he hit the back of his head hard and is currently losing his memory. 'There were no visible physical injuries, but we will be keeping an eye on him and he will be going back to the hospital tomorrow for another checkup.' Sasaki absorbed heavy punishment from Norman throughout the fight, being dropped twice in the opening round. The loss was just the Japanese fighter's second in his pro career, while Norman has extended his unbeaten run to 28-0. The American, who successfully defended his WBO 147-pound championship, will now look to unify the division. 'It was a wonderful fight,' Norman said in his post-fight interview. 'I had a very great opponent in front of me. Y'all seen that he got heart. That boy is not a slouch at all and I give nothing but props to him. 'I love y'all over here in Japan and I will gladly come back.'
