Hiromasa Urakawa has become the second Japanese fighter to die from a brain injury after Shigetoshi Kotari sadly succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2 bout ...

Shigetoshi Kotari has died at the age of 28, just one week after his OPBF Super Featherweight title fight against Yamato Hata ...

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

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who succumbed to injuries ...

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TOKYO—Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, ...

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A second Japanese boxer has died from brain injuries suffered during separate bouts at the same event in Tokyo.

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

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