Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...
An unthinkable tragedy hit the boxing world when two Japanese boxers on the same card died following brain injuries suffered during different fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2. Shigetoshi ...
Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed ...
In 1921, the explosive popularity of boxing in Japan triggered a radical transformation of karate. Seeking to compete, ...
Accoding to overseas reports, World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel will be part of a big media event in Japan, where he will announce the WBO's entry into the Japanese ...
Japanese boxing star Inoue heads to US after big KO. His promoter wants him to get Ohtani-style love
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout. His promoter wants Americans to cherish Inoue as much as they do Shohei Ohtani.
Heaven Daniels was arraigned in 23rd District Court on one count of second-degree murder and a charge of tampering with evidence Taylor man killed in stabbing remembered by family as ‘larger than life ...
Japanese boxing authorities have announced stricter safety measures for the sport following the deaths of pro boxers Hiromasa Urakawa and Shigetoshi Kotari. In a statement to reporters, the Japan ...
Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commission confirmed the near-simultaneous ...
Two Japanese boxers have died from injuries sustained in separate fights on the same card during an event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, a day before it was announced ...
SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed ...
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results