Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died. He was 28. “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari 🕊,” the World Boxing Organization wrote in a Friday, August 8, statement shared via X. “The boxing world mourns ...

Six days after a junior lightweight title fight in Tokyo, a Japanese boxer tragically lost his life from a brain Shigetoshi Kotari died Friday, according to multiple reports, following injuries he ...

What caused the Japanese boxers to die from brain injuries after their fights? Boxing is a sport full of action and risk. Fighters step into the ring knowing they might get hurt. But on one night in ...

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 ...

Two Japanese boxers died from the same brain injury sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both boxers were 28 years old. The Japanese Boxing Commission is changing ...

On August 2, Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall and hoped to secure victories to bolster their respective careers. Kotari ...

Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...

View post: Amazon Is Selling an Osprey Backpack for 40% Off, and Buyers Say It's 'Legendary' Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed away on August 8, 2025, six days ...