Following the ring deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa last week, authorities in Japan have worked together to make improvements to keep their boxers safer.

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

Two Japanese boxers, both 28, tragically died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card, prompting ...

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