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Japan Boxing Commission Limits Title Bouts to 10 Rounds and Calls Emergency Safety Meeting

JAPAN, AUG 11 – The Japan Boxing Commission cut title fight rounds from 12 to 10 after two boxers died from brain injuries during the same event, marking the third worldwide fatality this year.

  • Two Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both aged 28, died from brain injuries sustained during fights on the same card on August 2.
  • Kotari collapsed after a 12-round draw against Yamato Hata and later died following emergency brain surgery for a subdural hematoma.
  • Urakawa suffered a knockout loss to Yoji Saito and also underwent surgery but died shortly after Kotari's passing.
  • In response, the Japanese Boxing Commission has reduced OPBF title bouts from 12 rounds to 10 to enhance fighter safety.
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wbcboxing.com broke the news in on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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