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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 adopts stricter safety rules after deaths
Japanese boxing officials vote to implement stricter rules on weight loss and will also introduce urine tests following the ...
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 ...
Boxing mourns two fallen warriors: Kotari and Urakawa die after brutal bouts in Tokyo
The sport of boxing suffered another brutal blow this weekend when two boxers that were on the same card passed away just ...
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Death of boxers prompt emergency meeting by Japan Boxing officials
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2 and died days ...
Shigetoshi Kotari passes away at 28 after tragic brain injury following fight against Yamato Hata
Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer, has died. He collapsed after his OPBF super featherweight title fight against Yamato ...
Two Boxers On The Same Card Die In What WBO Calls 'Incredibly Difficult Time'
“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic ...