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Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa die from injuries on same card
This past weekend saw two Japanese fighters, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, die from brain injuries sustained on the same August 2nd show in Tokyo. Kotari fought OPBF super featherweight champion Yamato Hata to a draw, while Urakawa suffered a TKO loss to Yoji Saito.
Hiromasa Urakawa: Second Japanese boxer dies from brain injury after Tokyo event
A second Japanese boxer has died from a brain injury suffered at an event in Tokyo . Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, died on Saturday after he was beaten via knockout in the eighth round of his fight with Yoji Saito on 2 August .
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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.
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...
Japanese boxing officials vote to implement stricter rules on weight loss and will also introduce urine tests following the ...
Following the ring deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa last week, authorities in Japan have worked together to make improvements to keep their boxers safer.
Two fighters on the same card have now died in Japan after it was confirmed that boxer Hiromasa Urakawa has succumbed to his ...
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