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How Injury Led Hayato Suzuki To Greatness

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A very successful career tends to be measured by wins and losses. Sometimes, victory pushes you to the success that garners superstardom.

For Japan’s Hayato Suzuki (17-0-2), he earned his success by conquering obstacles, along with a highly-decorated record.

However, in 2015, Suzuki suffered a career-defining injury. Many would not call an injury “career-defining,” but it was this very setback that helped push the Brave Gym product forward.

Hard training was what caused a neck hernia in October 2015, and that was followed up by a dislocated shoulder that happened during wrestling practice in June 2016.