Kota Ibushi announces he will undergo ankle surgery

Update:

NOAH released the following statement on Kota Ibushi’s status following injuries sustained during his match on January 2.

Kota Ibushi, who sustained an injury at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Ariake Arena event on
January 2nd, has been diagnosed with a right tibiofibular ligament tear and a right
ankle lateral ligament complex injury as a result of a more thorough examination than
his initial diagnosis.

Ibushi is scheduled to undergo another detailed examination of his left leg and to
concentrate on treatment. We will inform you of his progress as soon as we know more.

We apologize for any inconvenience and concern this may cause our fans and other
concerned parties as we ask for their cooperation & understanding in light of the
situation.

Thank you very much.

Original story:

Kota Ibushi has announced that he will undergo surgery to repair an ankle injury. 

In two posts on X on Friday, Ibushi said that he is set for surgery after worsening a pre-existing ankle injury at NOAH’s The New Year event on January 2. 

Google Translate interprets Ibushi’s posts: 

sorry for the late contact. I’m sure Mr. NOAH will give you more details, but I would like to inform you that the inside of my left ankle was quite a mess, so I decided to have surgery on the right ligament. I think there will be a release soon. I’m really, really sorry.

I came here with the goal of being able to do it for 20 years, and I think it’s about time for me to be active. There are still a lot of things left on my contract, but I want to complete them! I try not to talk too darkly or think about the future, but I have to take care of my mother and other things, so I’ll talk about it when the time comes! Don’t miss one game at a time 

In his main event bout against Naomichi Marufuji, Ibushi injured his ankles on a moonsault attempt. There were reports going into the show that Ibushi was already suffering from a broken left ankle. Ibushi was taken to a hospital after The New Year for treatment after struggling to walk and stand.

Ibushi issued an apology for the match in an earlier social media post on Friday.