Japan Boxing Commission, gym owners, officials under pressure to act after Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die following ...

Two Japanese boxers died after sustaining injuries at a Tokyo event, prompting an emergency meeting on boxing safety ...

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2 and died days ...

MANILA, Philippines–The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has not yet started its formal vetting process for aspirants to the ...

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

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

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

Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer who required emergency surgery after being injured in a title fight on Aug 2, has died.