Boxing World Mourns The Passing of Promising 28-Year-Old Japanese Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed ...

An unthinkable tragedy hit the boxing world when two Japanese boxers on the same card died following brain injuries suffered during different fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2. Shigetoshi ...

The Ring Magazine documented Japanese boxing across nine decades, from Yoshio Shirai's 1952 title to Naoya Inoue's modern dominance.

Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...

Two Japanese boxers died from the same brain injury sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both boxers were 28 years old. The Japanese Boxing Commission is changing ...

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven’t fought. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — One is known as ...

Accoding to overseas reports, World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel will be part of a big media event in Japan, where he will announce the WBO's entry into the Japanese ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from injuries sustained in separate fights on the same card during an event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, a day before it was announced ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw ...