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Japanese Boxing Commission announces urgent safety reforms after deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa
Tragedy struck Japanese boxing as two boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering head trauma in ...
Japan Boxing Commission Responds To Recent Double Tragedy
Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commiss ...
2 Boxing Stars, Both 28, Die from Brain Injuries Sustained at Same Event: 'Heartbreaking News'
Two Japanese boxers have died after sustaining brain injuries from different matches at the same event in Tokyo on Aug. 2.
2 boxers die at same age from brain injuries at same event
Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries they each sustained while ...
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Two Japanese Boxers Die Days Apart From Injuries Suffered On Same Card At Korakuen Hall
Two Japanese boxers died days apart from injuries suffered in separate fights on the same card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
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 ...
Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following deaths
Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny ...
Two Boxers Die At 28 Following Their Fights
Boxing remains an incredibly dangerous sport. A tragic story out of the sport is making that extremely clear this weekend. A ...
2 boxers die from brain injuries after fights in Japan
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.
Two Japanese boxers die from the same major brain injury in separate fights in same event
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen ...
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Authorities in Japan move to act after double tragedy following August 2 event
The Japan Boxing Commission has moved to allay safety fears about boxing in their country. It has acted after two fighters died from injuries sustained on the same tragic August 2 event in Korakuen ...
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2 Japanese boxers die after brain injuries at same Tokyo tilt
TOKYO—Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, ...