This past weekend saw two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, die from brain injuries sustained on the same August 2nd show in Tokyo. Kotari fought OPBF super featherweight champion Yamato Hata to a draw, while Urakawa suffered a TKO loss to Yoji Saito.

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an Aug. 2 match in Tokyo.

Two young Japanese boxers tragically died from brain injuries sustained while competing on the same fight card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. On August 2, 28-year-olds Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa each suffered severe brain trauma in separate fights, ESPN reported.