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Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following deaths
TOKYO: Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny following the deaths of two fighters in separate bouts at the same event. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2 and died days later following brain surgery. The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC), gym owners and other boxing officials are under pressure to act and will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
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telegraph.co.uk
Second boxer in six months dies after injuries sustained in the ring
Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, had emergency brain surgery last weekend following a fight for the OPBF super-featherweight title
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usatoday.com
Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die from brain injuries after Aug. 2 fights
Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an Aug. 2 match in Tokyo.
