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2 Japanese boxers died from brain injuries after separate bouts at the same event
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...
Boxing Star Shigetoshi Kotari Dies at 28 After Being Injured in Title Fight: ‘Gone Too Soon'
Boxing star Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, just six days after he was injured in a title fight in Tokyo, Japan, ...
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Two 28-Year-Old Boxers Suffer Fatal Brain Injuries on Same Fight Card
Two young Japanese boxers tragically died from brain injuries sustained while competing on the same fight card at Korakuen ...
Second boxer dies from head injuries sustained at Tokyo event
A second boxer has died from injuries suffered during a professional event in Tokyo. Japanese fighter Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, ...
2 boxers die from brain injuries at same age, same event
Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries they each sustained while ...
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa die from injuries on same card
This past weekend saw two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, die from brain injuries sustained on the ...
Japanese boxer, 28, dies of brain injury just days after title fight
Six days after a junior lightweight title fight in Tokyo, a Japanese boxer tragically lost his life from a brain Shigetoshi ...
Two Japanese boxers pass away from brain injuries during Tokyo boxing event
Two Japanese fighters tragically passed away due to brain injuries sustained during different matches held at the same Tokyo ...
Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari
Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari originally appeared on Athlon ...
Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die from brain injuries after Aug. 2 fights
Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an ...
Shigetoshi Kotari passes away at 28 after tragic brain injury following fight against Yamato Hata
Shigetoshi Kotari, a promising 28-year-old Japanese boxer, has died just six days after a major title fight. He entered the ring at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2 to fight Yamato Hata for the OPBF ...
Two 28-year-old boxers die from brain injuries suffered on same Japanese fight card
Two Japanese boxers, both 28, tragically died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card, prompting safety changes in the sport.