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Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following deaths of two boxers
Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny ...
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Boxing horror in Tokyo: Two young boxers die after bouts; weight-cutting under scrutiny
Two Japanese boxers died after sustaining injuries at a Tokyo event, prompting an emergency meeting on boxing safety ...
Boxing mourns two fallen warriors: Kotari and Urakawa die after brutal bouts in Tokyo
The sport of boxing suffered another brutal blow this weekend when two boxers that were on the same card passed away just ...
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Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa die after separate fights in Tokyo; boxing safety under scrutiny
Two Japanese boxers died in the same week after fights at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both were 28. Both left the ring on ...
Japan Boxing Commission to hold crisis meeting after deaths of Hiromasa Urakawa and Shigetoshi Kotari
After both Hiromasa Urakawa and Shigetoshi Kotari died after competing in separate bouts on the same event in Tokyo, the ...
Japan Boxing Commission Responds To Recent Double Tragedy
Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commiss ...