The matches took place at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2 Shigetoshi Kotari/Instagram; Hiromasa Urakawa/Instagram Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died within days of each ...

Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer who required emergency surgery after being injured in a title fight on Aug 2, has died. He was 28. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced in a statement on X ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained from two separate matches on the same day. While Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, died on Friday, Aug. 8, after being injured in a title fight on Aug.

Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died within days of each other, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced The Japanese boxers were both injured in separate fights at the ...