Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...

Boxer death collageSix days after a junior lightweight title fight in Tokyo, a Japanese boxer tragically lost his life from a ...

Shigetoshi Kotari has died at the age of 28, just one week after his OPBF Super Featherweight title fight against Yamato Hata ...

Two Japanese boxers, both 28, tragically died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card, prompting safety changes in the sport.

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

Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer who required emergency surgery after being injured in a title fight on Aug 2, has died.

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, dies on Friday from injuries sustained during his bout with Yamato Hata on 2 August.

A second boxer has died from injuries suffered during a professional event in Tokyo. Japanese fighter Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died at 28 after suffering a brain injury during his August 2 super featherweight title ...

Two boxers have died just a day apart after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card in Japan. Shigetoshi ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died days after being rushed to the hospital after an Aug. 2 title fight in Tokyo.

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