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

A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury suffered at an event in Tokyo . Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, died on Saturday ...

A second boxer has died from injuries suffered during a professional event in Tokyo. Japanese fighter Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, ...

The World Boxing Organization announced that both Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa died at the age of 28 from brain ...

Two fighters on the same card have now died in Japan after it was confirmed that boxer Hiromasa Urakawa has succumbed to his ...

Two young Japanese boxers tragically died from brain injuries sustained while competing on the same fight card at Korakuen ...

Second boxer from same Tokyo event dies from brain injuries - Hiromasa Urakawa has passed away after a bout with Yoji Saito ...

The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) said earlier this month that both fighters had undergone surgery for subdural hematoma ...

Japanese boxer Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, tragically passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025 due to brain injuries sustained ...

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

Hiromasa Urakawa has passed away after spending more than a week in hospital following his defeat to Yoji Saito on August 2, ...

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an ...