Japanese boxer Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, tragically passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025 due to brain injuries sustained ...

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

A second boxer has died from injuries suffered during a professional event in Tokyo. Japanese fighter Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, ...

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

The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) said earlier this month that both fighters had undergone surgery for subdural hematoma ...

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

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

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

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died following injuries sustained on the same card, though in ...

More tragic news has broken in Japan, where it has been announced that Hiromasa Urakawa has died from the injuries he sustained in his fight with Yoji Saito in Tokyo on August 2.

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

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commiss ...