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

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commiss ...

Hiromasa Urakawa had suffered injuries post his about against Yogi Saito on August 2 and died on Saturday post surgery ...

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

Boxing remains an incredibly dangerous sport. A tragic story out of the sport is making that extremely clear this weekend. A ...

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

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

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

The unfortunate brain injury deaths of Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa could prompt sweeping rule ...

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

Two Japanese boxers died in the same week after fights at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both were 28. Both left the ring on ...

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa pass away within a day of each other after separate bouts on the same card.