The Tokyo High Court on Feb. 24 upheld a district court decision and doubled the damages that the Japan Boxing Commission ...

The two best fighters in Japan took a significant step towards creating the biggest fight in the nation’s rich boxing history. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani made a gentleman’s agreement to eventually ...

Kazuto Ioka figured he would have to face the music at some point. Controversy has swirled from the four-division and reigning WBO junior bantamweight titlist’s 8th round knockout win over Kosei ...

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 ...

Japanese Boxing Commission announces urgent safety reforms after deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa. TOKYO: Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday (Aug 12) they would introduce urine ...

Tragedy struck Japanese boxing as two boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, died after suffering head trauma in fights. The Japan Boxing Commission announced immediate safety reforms. OPBF ...

True, marijuana is not a PED, but neither is it a dietary requirement. The rules are clear. Athletes are supposed to test clean. You can't really cherry pick the drugs you think you should be able to ...

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, tragically passed away after suffering a brain injury during his title fight against Yamato Hata on August 2 in Tokyo. Kotari underwent emergency brain surgery to ...

Tokyo (AFP) – 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 ...