RISE confirmed Shiro is out of its 55 kg world tournament, which starts Dec. 20 at RISE World Series, because his left wrist has not healed after March surgery; he hopes to return around spring.
What we know
- RISE confirmed in a Nov. 4 statement that Shiro withdrew from the 55 kg world tournament that starts at RISE World Series on Dec. 20.
- Shiro had surgery in late March to shorten his left ulna; he said the bones have not yet united and pain-relieving injections stopped working.
- Shiro hopes to return around spring; he has announced no comeback bout.
- RISE will announce the tournament bracket at a press conference at .
RISE announced on Nov. 4 that Shiro will miss the promotion's 55 kg world tournament, which begins with RISE World Series on Dec. 20, because of a left-wrist injury. In a statement published by RISE and translated from Japanese, Shiro said pain-relieving injections had stopped working and that the bones had not yet united after surgery in late March to shorten his left ulna.
He apologized for being unable to enter a tournament he had wanted and said he hopes to return around spring, which is his own estimate and not an announced bout. His last fight on RISE's record was a unanimous decision loss to Koki Osaki on March 28 for the world bantamweight title.
RISE plans to announce the tournament bracket at a press conference at , along with world-title matchups involving Kento Haraguchi and Haruto Yasumoto.
He apologized for being unable to enter a tournament he had wanted and said he hopes to return around spring, which is his own estimate and not an announced bout. His last fight on RISE's record was a unanimous decision loss to Koki Osaki on March 28 for the world bantamweight title.
RISE plans to announce the tournament bracket at a press conference at , along with world-title matchups involving Kento Haraguchi and Haruto Yasumoto.
- Summary
- RISE confirmed Shiro is out of its 55 kg world tournament, which starts Dec. 20 at RISE World Series, because his left wrist has not healed after March surgery; he hopes to return around spring.
- Key points (one per line)
- RISE confirmed Shiro's withdrawal in a Nov. 4 statement.
Shiro had surgery in late March to shorten his left ulna; the bones have not yet united.
He hopes to return around spring, which is his own estimate.
RISE will announce the bracket at a press conference at {time:2026-11-11T18:30|Asia/Tokyo}.
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