The deaths were "really regrettable," said JPBA president Shoji Kobayashi. "We gathered today to establish a plan towards zero accidents." ...

Japanese boxing officials vote to implement stricter rules on weight loss and will also introduce urine tests following the ...

Japanese boxing officials said today they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters. The ...

Japan Boxing Commission president Hagiwara Minoru and secretary general Tsuyoshi Yasukochi held a press conference in Tokyo ...

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters ...

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent ...

A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury suffered at an event in Tokyo . Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, died on Saturday ...

On August 2, 2025, the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, became the site of an unimaginable tragedy as two male boxers, ...

Two Japanese fighters tragically passed away due to brain injuries sustained during different matches held at the same Tokyo ...