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 ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries suffered during separate fights at an Aug. 2 match in Tokyo, according to world boxing governing bodies. Shigetoshi Kotari's death was announced by ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died. He was 28. “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari ,” the World Boxing Organization wrote in a Friday, August 8, statement shared via X. “The boxing world mourns ...

Shigetoshi Kotari, a promising 28-year-old Japanese boxer, has died just six days after a major title fight. He entered the ring at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2 to fight Yamato Hata for the OPBF ...

Shigetoshi Kotari died Friday at the age of 28, six days after his violent 12-round split draw with Yamato Hata in Tokyo. Following the bout at Korakuen Hall, Japan’s Kotari fell unconscious and was ...

Japanese super featherweight boxer Shigetoshi Kotari tragically passed away on August 8, 2025, six days after suffering a brain injury during his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) title ...

The World Boxing Organization announced that the Japanese boxer died on Friday, Aug. 8 Shigetoshi Kotari /Instagram Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Aug. 8, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ...