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Boxing star Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, just six days after he was injured in a title fight in Tokyo, Japan, ...
Two Japanese boxers have died after sustaining brain injuries from different matches at the same event in Tokyo on Aug. 2.
The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women's ...
The art of boxing Two Japanese boxers died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts at an event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12 ...
Shigetoski Kotari, a Japanese boxer, died on Friday, August 8th, after needing emergency surgery following an injury he ...
“The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2nd title fight. A warrior in the ring. A fighter in spirit.
Unless it involves Naoya Inoue, Japanese boxing rarely makes international headlines. Saturday was one of those rare ...
Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari died from a brain injury sustained during a bout on Aug. 2, 2025. Shigetoshi Kotari / Instagram “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote ...
Two months after a World Boxing Organization title bout unraveled in his hometown, Norfolk’s Keyshawn Davis said this week he is taking a break from boxing and could sit out for a year. “I ...
World Boxing Organization, accessed Sept. 30, Boxing news Imane Khelif, accessed Sept. 30, Instagram profile IOC, Aug. 1, Joint Paris 2024 Boxing Unit/IOC Statement IOC, accessed Sept. 30, IOC News ...
The organization’s membership grew to 68 countries with the approvals of France, Croatia, Poland, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Turkmenistan and Samoa, which is represented by Independent Boxing Samoa.
UPDATED: August 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM EDT Two months after a World Boxing Organization title bout unraveled in his hometown, Norfolk’s Keyshawn Davis said this week he is taking a break from boxing.