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Boxing Star Shigetoshi Kotari Dies at 28 After Being Injured in Title Fight: ‘Gone Too Soon'

Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer who required emergency surgery after being injured in a title fight on Aug 2, has died. He was 28. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced in a statement on X that Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8.

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Boxing-Two Japanese fighters on same card die from brain injuries

(Reuters) -Two Japanese boxers have died days after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card, boxing associations and media reports said. Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday and Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured in their fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on August 2,

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Two Boxers On The Same Card Die In What WBO Calls 'Incredibly Difficult Time'

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 against Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion Yamato Hata on Aug.

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

Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed away on August 8, 2025, six days after suffering a ...

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WBC President Puts A Halt To 12-Year-Old ‘Female Canelo’ Making Her Pro Boxing Debut

Romina “La Bambita” Castan was supposed to make her professional boxing debut this past weekend. And she would have, if the ...

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

The fight was reportedly billed as a Guinness World Record-breaking event that would see the 12-year-old girl take on four ...

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The World Boxing Council Creates Transgender League Due To ... - Yahoo

The World Boxing Council has announced that they are creating separate categories for transgender fighters. The goal is to ensure the safety of those individuals looking to compete under their ...

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World Boxing Council - Page 10 - The New York Times

Floyd Mayweather Jr., the International Boxing Federation welterweight champion, has agreed to fight Carlos Baldomir, the World Boxing Council welterweight champion, on Nov. 4 at Mandalay Bay in ...

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World Boxing Council News

“The World Boxing Council deeply regrets the passing away of Japanese boxer Seiji Tanaka after an accident during a fight on April 3 in Japan. We are very proud, however, of the exemplary ...

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Pacquiao installed as WBC No. 1 welterweight contender after Barrios draw

The boxing ring was not the only place Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao returned to. Pacquiao, who fought World Boxing ...

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