Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an ...

This past weekend saw two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, die from brain injuries sustained on the ...

Urakawa’s death came on the heels of Shigetoshi Kotari’s passing after an attritional draw with Yamato Hata, who also went to the hospital after their fight. The Japan Boxing Commission responded ...

Tragedy struck Japanese boxing as two boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering head trauma in ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare ...

After both Hiromasa Urakawa and Shigetoshi Kotari died after competing in separate bouts on the same event in Tokyo, the ...

Two Japanese boxers died in the same week after fights at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both were 28. Both left the ring on ...

The Japan Pro Boxing Association (JPBA) and the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) met on Tuesday in an emergency meeting after ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari. The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who ...

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died following injuries sustained on the same card, though in ...

The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) said earlier this month that both fighters had undergone surgery for subdural hematoma ...