Japanese boxing fans were preparing for a historic night at the Tokyo Dome this December, but those plans have been stripped away. Instead, the much-hyped Ring V: Night of the Samurai will now be ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw ...

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw ...

Filmmaker Peter Michael Dowd has revealed that production is underway on his new feature documentary about Japanese world champion boxer Mizuki Hiruta, titled "I Want to Be a Superstar." Hiruta has ...

Two boxers died following Tokyo battles on the same day, leaving Japanese boxing enthusiasts speechless. On August 2, 2025, at Korakuen Hall, twenty-eight-year-old Shigetoshi Kotari and ...