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Boxing officials in Japan to hold emergency after deaths of 2 boxers on same card
Japan Boxing Commission, gym owners, officials under pressure to act after Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die following ...
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Boxing horror in Tokyo: Two young boxers die after bouts; weight-cutting under scrutiny
Two Japanese boxers died after sustaining injuries at a Tokyo event, prompting an emergency meeting on boxing safety ...
Japanese Boxing Commission announces urgent safety reforms after deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa
Tragedy struck Japanese boxing as two boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering head trauma in ...
Boxing mourns two fallen warriors: Kotari and Urakawa die after brutal bouts in Tokyo
The sport of boxing suffered another brutal blow this weekend when two boxers that were on the same card passed away just ...
Tokyo Boxing Event Leaves Two Boxers Dead
Two Japanese boxers have tragically lost their lives from brain injuries sustained during separate matches at the same Tokyo event, according to repo ...
Japan Boxing Commission Responds To Recent Double Tragedy
Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commiss ...
Boxing Star Shigetoshi Kotari Dies at 28 After Being Injured in Title Fight: ‘Gone Too Soon'
Boxing star Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, just six days after he was injured in a title fight in Tokyo, Japan, ...