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

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

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

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have tragically died in recent days following brain injuries suffered in separate ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, dies on Friday from injuries sustained during his bout with Yamato Hata on 2 August.

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

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

Japanese boxing officials recently vowed to introduce new safety rules. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Shigetoshi Kotari died on Aug 8 and Hiromasa Urakawa on Aug 9 after being injured in their respective fights earlier.

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

A Japanese boxer is retiring to support his brother who has been in a coma since a bout in May, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two fighters. Former WBC strawweight ...