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Coverage dated August 9, 2025

2 boxers die from brain injuries after fights in Japan

Headline from FOX 13 Tampa

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

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  1. FOX 13 Tampa

    2 boxers die from brain injuries after fights in Japan (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

  2. Forbes

    Two Japanese Boxers On The Same Card Die From Brain Injuries (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa died after competing on the same card in Tokyo on Aug. 2.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Japan: Two boxers die from brain injuries at Tokyo event – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Japanese athletes, both 28 years old, were rushed into emergency surgery after competing in separate bouts on August 2.

  4. CBS News

    2 Japanese boxers died from brain injuries after separate bouts at the same event (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died after sustaining brain injuries during separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.

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