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 ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, died on Friday from injuries sustained during his bout with Yamato Hata on 2 August. The super-featherweight was taken to hospital following the fight in Tokyo, ...

A Japanese amateur boxer underwent brain surgery two weeks ago and has not regained consciousness, authorities said on Friday, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two professional ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He says it typifies the attitude of Japanese boxers, who "never give up, no matter what". He also believes that more Japanese fighters are focusing on attack at the expense of building defensive ...

A Japanese boxer died on Friday (Aug. 8) due to injuries sustained in a recent fight. The World Boxing Organization announced the death of Shigetoshi Kotari in a statement on X. He was 28. “Rest in ...