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

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic ...

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

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

The sport of boxing suffered another brutal blow this weekend when two boxers that were on the same card passed away just ...

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa both suffered fatal brain injuries on the same card at the Korakuen Hall event in ...

A second professional boxer from Japan has passed away due to a brain injury sustained during a sporting event in ...

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

Two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries sustained during separate bouts ...

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

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

Both men died from injuries sustained during their respective bouts at Korakuen Hall on 2 August. The fighters, each 28 years ...