Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari originally appeared on Athlon ...

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

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

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died. He was 28. “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari ,” the World Boxing Organization wrote in a Friday, August 8, statement shared via X. “The boxing world mourns ...

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

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

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic ...

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

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 ...

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