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 ...

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 ...

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa both suffered fatal brain injuries on the same card at the Korakuen Hall event in ...

A second professional boxer from Japan has passed away due to a brain injury sustained during a sporting event in ...

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

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, ...