Urakawa’s death came on the heels of Shigetoshi Kotari’s passing after an attritional draw with Yamato Hata, who also went to the hospital after their fight. The Japan Boxing Commission responded ...

Such plans are crucial to minimize delays and increase a fighter’s chances of survival after sustaining a serious injury in ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare ...

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

Two Japanese boxers have died after sustaining brain injuries from different matches at the same event in Tokyo on Aug. 2.

What caused the Japanese boxers to die from brain injuries after their fights? Boxing is a sport full of action and risk.

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.