Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died. Super ...

Ginjiro Shigeoka has been discharged from hospital after suffering a brain bleed in his defeat to Pedro Taduran, writes Tom ...

An unthinkable tragedy hit the boxing world when two Japanese boxers on the same card died following brain injuries suffered during different fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 2. Shigetoshi ...

Shokichi Iwata was retroactively awarded a knockout over the boxing artist formerly known as Knockout CP Freshmart.

Two Japanese boxers died from the same brain injury sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Both boxers were 28 years old. The Japanese Boxing Commission is changing ...

Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout. His promoter wants ...

TOKYO, Japan -- A Japanese amateur boxer underwent brain surgery two weeks ago and has not regained consciousness, authorities said on Friday, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two ...

SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa Prefecture--One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya ...

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven’t fought. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from injuries sustained in separate fights on the same card during an event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, a day before it was announced ...