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

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

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 World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic ...

A second Japanese boxer has died from brain injuries suffered during separate bouts at the same event in Tokyo.

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

The sport of boxing suffered another brutal blow this weekend when two boxers that were on the same card passed away just ...

The world of boxing is mourning the tragic deaths of two Asian boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who passed away from the same event ...

The Japan Boxing Commission has moved to allay safety fears about boxing in their country. It has acted after two fighters died from injuries sustained on the same tragic August 2 event in Korakuen ...

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

TOKYO—Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, ...