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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.
Asiakwa, Eastern Region, saw a footballer lose his life after colliding with another player during a “Sunday Special” community match, sparking grief across the town.
Two Japanese fighters, Hiromasa Urakawa and Shigetoshi Kotari, tragically died from brain injuries suffered in separate bouts ...
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.
The boxing realm in Japan is currently dealing with tragedy as two boxers passed away from injuries that they suffered during ...
Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare exceptions when the Japanese Boxing Commiss ...
A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury suffered at an event in Tokyo. Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, died on Saturday ...
Hiromasa Urakawa had suffered injuries post his about against Yogi Saito on August 2 and died on Saturday post surgery ...
The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC), gym owners and other boxing authorities are under pressure to act on the matter and will ...
Japanese boxer Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, tragically passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025 due to brain injuries sustained ...
Two Japanese boxers died in the same week after fights at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both were 28. Both left the ring on ...