Two young Japanese boxers tragically died from brain injuries sustained while competing on the same fight card at Korakuen ...

Two Japanese boxers have died after sustaining brain injuries from different matches at the same event in Tokyo on Aug. 2.

This past weekend saw two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, die from brain injuries sustained on the ...

Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries they each sustained while ...

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

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

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

The boxing realm in Japan is currently dealing with tragedy as two boxers passed away from injuries that they suffered during ...

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

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

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

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