Boxing star Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, just six days after he was injured in a title fight in Tokyo, Japan, ...

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...

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

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

Two 28-Year-Old Boxers Suffer Fatal Brain Injuries on Same Fight Card originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Two young Japanese boxers tragically died from brain injuries sustained while competing on ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, dies on Friday from injuries sustained during his bout with Yamato Hata on 2 August.

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died at 28, six days after sustaining a brain injury in a drawn OPBF title bout against Yamato Hata, prompting calls for safety reforms.

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare ...

Japanese boxer tragically passes away less than a week after suffering a brain injury following title fightThe 28-year-old ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari’s final fight took place on August 2, 2025, at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. He faced Yamato Hata ...

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

Kotari lost consciousness when injured in a title fight against Yamato Hata in Tokyo six days before his death, the World Boxing Council reported. At the time, he was “rushed to a hospital in ...