Sandy & Kirk:

1) Andy Hug died of Leukemia! (That’s the official announcement from the Nippon Hospital in Japan)

To make a long history short, Andy has just returned to Japan from Switzerland, when he the 17th of August collapsed, and was taken to the Nippon Medical School Hospital for medical examination.

At the hospital, Andy's personal physician found a swelling tumor on the left side of his neck, and that was when doctors realized he was suffering from Leukemia. Andy Hug was treatment immediately with drugs, including with chemotherapy.

The doctors gave Andy a big warning message, and told him that since he was suffering from heart and/or circulation problems, the chemotherapy had a very high chance of backfiring and destroying his body for good. And it did, the chemotherapy combined with his Leukemia killed Andy. That is the official course of death.

Some roomers said that Andy Hug died because of Steroids? I don’t know what to say about that??

Andy has been fighting since he was a young teenager. He started so early to fight tournaments, that the Swiss Karate Federation bent the rules to allow Andy Hug to compete with adults for the All Switzerland Karate Championship. Andy has been fighting for over 20 years, and when Andy steeped into the ring for the last time in his career against Nubo in July 2000, Andy had fight over 300 knock down fights in his life.

Personal I think that his body was damage from a long life of fighting. To be on top level and training to the limit every day for over 20 years, is not healthy for the body. Andy fought the CroCop at the Fight Night in Switzerland, and only five days after he was fighting Nubo in Japan. His body never relaxed, and that is the real course of death if you ask me.

Did Andy use steroids, I hope not - but I don’t know? Is it ok to use drugs/steroids............ HELL NO!!