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 ...

A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury suffered at an event in Tokyo. Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, died on Saturday ...

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

Boxing is absolutely thriving in Japan right now, with the lower weight class fighters largely dominating the action at elite ...

Both 28-year-old boxers underwent operations for subdural haematoma, or bleeding inside the skull, after being injured in ...

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, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...

Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny ...

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

Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering brain injuries while competing on the same card in different fights at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on Aug. 2. The World ...

Two Japanese boxers, both 28, tragically died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card, prompting safety changes in the sport.