The fight game's complex political landscape means even some fight fans struggle to name the current world heavyweight boxing champions. There are four accepted major governing bodies which each has a ...

World Boxing already had announced its plan to require competitors to undergo a polymerase chain reaction test or an equivalent genetic screening test to determine their sex at birth. The rules will ...

The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women's division at its world championships next month.

Boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, died within days of each other, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced The Japanese boxers were both injured in separate fights at ...

As the news of the dual passings shocked the boxing world, the World Boxing Organization reacted with heartfelt messages to both fighters' families.

The art of boxing Two Japanese boxers died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts at an event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12 ...

Boxer Shigetoshi Kotari died from a brain injury sustained during a bout on Aug. 2, 2025. Shigetoshi Kotari / Instagram “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote ...

“Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on social media. “The boxing world mourns the tragic passing of Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari, who succumbed to ...

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

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