This past weekend saw two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, die from brain injuries sustained on the ...

Japan Boxing Commission, gym owners, officials under pressure to act after Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die following ...

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari. The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who ...

Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries they each sustained while ...

Two Japanese boxers died days apart from injuries suffered in separate fights on the same card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

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

The boxing realm in Japan is currently dealing with tragedy as two boxers passed away from injuries that they suffered during ...

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...

Boxing is absolutely thriving in Japan right now, with the lower weight class fighters largely dominating the action at elite ...

Both 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural haematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, after being injured in ...

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

Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny ...