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

Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari originally appeared on Athlon ...

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

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

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

Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer, has died. He collapsed after his OPBF super featherweight title fight against Yamato ...

Six days after a junior lightweight title fight in Tokyo, a Japanese boxer tragically lost his life from a brain Shigetoshi ...

Japanese boxed Shigetoshi Kotari has tragically passed away after losing consciousness following a title fight against Yamato ...

Top-flight Japanese boxer, Shigetoshi Kotari, has tragically passed away at the age of 28 following a title bout against ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari’s final fight took place on August 2, 2025, at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. He faced Yamato Hata ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died at 28, six days after sustaining a brain injury in a drawn OPBF title bout against Yamato Hata, prompting calls for safety reforms.