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Boxing officials in Japan to hold emergency after deaths of 2 boxers on same card

Japan Boxing Commission, gym owners, officials under pressure to act after Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die following ...
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Boxing horror in Tokyo: Two young boxers die after bouts; weight-cutting under scrutiny

Two Japanese boxers died after sustaining injuries at a Tokyo event, prompting an emergency meeting on boxing safety ...

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 ...

Boxing Star Shigetoshi Kotari Dies at 28 After Being Injured in Title Fight: ‘Gone Too Soon'

Boxing star Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, just six days after he was injured in a title fight in Tokyo, Japan, ...