Two Japanese boxers die from brain injuries suffered on same fight card

sports • 8/10/2025

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died following brain injuries sustained while competing on the same card, although in different fights, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2.

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died following brain injuries sustained while competing on the same card, although in different fights, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2. Kotari, 28, went to a 12-round draw against Orien... [1883 chars]