Tag Archives: Hiromasa

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari Hiromasa Urakawa dead from brain injuries after bouts at Tokyo Korakuen Hall

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari Hiromasa Urakawa dead from brain injuries after bouts at Tokyo Korakuen Hall

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. 2. He underwent emergency brain surgery for a subdural hematoma — a condition where blood collects between …

Read More »