The deaths of two boxers in Tokyo have renewed scrutiny on rules, ringside care, and protective gear across the sport.

Following the ring deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa last week, authorities in Japan have worked together to make improvements to keep their boxers safer.

TOKYO: Japanese boxing officials said today they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent ...

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent ...

Shigetoshi Kotari fought in a grueling 12-round bout against Yamato Hata, with the bout ending in a split draw. Shortly ...

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

Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare ...

Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Kiromasa Urakawa, have died from brain injuries they each sustained while ...

Two Japanese boxers have died after sustaining brain injuries from different matches at the same event in Tokyo on Aug. 2.

Two Japanese boxers died days apart from injuries suffered in separate fights on the same card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card ...

Robbie Ellis, real name Rob Elowitch, passed away surprisingly on Thursday. He was 82. Ellis did independent shows in the ...