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 ...

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 ...

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

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari. The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who ...

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

Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries they each sustained while ...

Two Japanese boxers died days apart from injuries suffered in separate fights on the same card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

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

Boxing remains an incredibly dangerous sport. A tragic story out of the sport is making that extremely clear this weekend. A ...