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2 Japanese boxers die from brain injuries in separate bouts

2 Boxing Stars, Both 28, Die from Brain Injuries Sustained at Same Event: 'Heartbreaking News'
“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari. The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2nd title fight,” they wrote on Friday alongside a black and white photo of Kotari raising one arm in the air.
Two fighters die from brain injuries in boxing bouts in Japan
Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa pass away within a day of each other after separate bouts on the same card.
Two Japanese boxers pass away from brain injuries during Tokyo boxing event
Two Japanese fighters tragically passed away due to brain injuries sustained during different matches held at the same Tokyo event, according to repo
Boxing star Shigetoski Kotari, dead at 28 after a fight injury, ‘Gone too soon’
Shigetoski Kotari, a Japanese boxer, died on Friday, August 8th, after needing emergency surgery following an injury he sustained during a title fight on week p
2 boxers die at same age from brain injuries at same event
Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa have died from brain injuries they each sustained while competing at the same event, though in different fights, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug.
Two Boxers Die Days Apart After Suffering Injuries in Same Event
Two Japanese boxers have died only a day apart after after they both sustained injuries in separate fights during an Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation event in Tokyo on Aug. 2. Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday,
Two Japanese boxers die from the same major brain injury in separate fights in same event
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, coll

Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari

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Second boxer dies from same card as World Boxing Organization issues statement

Hiromasa Urakawa has become the second Japanese fighter to die from a brain injury after Shigetoshi Kotari sadly succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2 bout ...

Keyshawn Davis is taking a break from boxing: ‘What happened is going to change me’

In terms of Norfolk, I apologize for putting us on that pedestal and making us look so (expletive) bad,” Davis said during an ...
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World Boxing Council Confirms Manny Pacquiao Was Robbed in His Last Fight Against Mario Barrios

Manny Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KOs), a boxing icon, returned to the ring at 46 years old to face Mario Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) for the WBC welterweight title. The bout, which ended in a controversial ...
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Boxing star dead at 28 just one week after title fight

Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari has sadly succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2 OPBF Super Featherweight ...

Boxing President Halts Plans for 12-Year-Old Girl to Make Her Professional Debut in the Sport: ‘Stop This Atrocity’

Romina 'La Bambita' Castan, a 12-year-old boxer, will not be making her professional debut in the sport after the World ...