Shigetoshi Kotari

Hiromasa Urakawa: Second Japanese boxer dies after injuries in Tokyo event

Hiromasa Urakawa: Second Japanese boxer dies after injuries in Tokyo event

Another Japanese boxer has sadly passed away following injuries sustained during an event in Tokyo last week, Afrosport reports. Hiromasa Urakawa was confirmed dead on Saturday from brain injuries he suffered in a bout against Yoji Saito on 2 August. The 28-year-old lost to Saito via an eighth-round knockout before being rushed to hospital for a craniotomy. His death comes just one day after Shigetoshi Kotari...

Japanese boxer Kotari dies aged 28, days after OPBF title fight

Japanese boxer Kotari dies aged 28, days after OPBF title fight

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died at the age of 28 from injuries suffered during his super-featherweight title fight with Yamato Hata on 2 August, Afrosport reports. Kotari was rushed to hospital after the bout in Tokyo and underwent emergency brain surgery for a subdural hematoma — a condition in which blood collects between the skull and the brain. He was one of two fighters who...