Japan Boxing Commission president Hagiwara Minoru and secretary general Tsuyoshi Yasukochi held a press conference in Tokyo ...

A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury suffered at an event in Tokyo . Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, died on Saturday ...

On August 2, 2025, the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, became the site of an unimaginable tragedy as two male boxers, ...

Two Japanese fighters tragically passed away due to brain injuries sustained during different matches held at the same Tokyo ...

Tragedy struck Japanese boxing as two boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering head trauma in ...

Two Japanese boxers have tragically lost their lives from brain injuries sustained during separate matches at the same Tokyo event, according to repo ...

Two young Japanese boxers tragically died from brain injuries sustained while competing on the same fight card at Korakuen ...

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

Japanese boxing authorities will convene an emergency session on Tuesday (August 12) as the sport in the country comes under inspection after the deaths of two boxers in individual contests at the ...

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