The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women's ...

World Boxing has announced mandatory gender tests for men and women wishing to compete in their events. The confirmation by ...

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 ...

Shigetoshi Kotari, a Japanese boxer who required emergency surgery after being injured in a title fight on Aug 2, has died. He was 28. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced in a statement ...

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 ...

Kotari died at the age of 28. Shigetoshi Kotari / Instagram Kotari inside a ring. Shigetoshi Kotari / Instagram “Rest in peace, Shigetoshi Kotari,” the World Boxing Organization wrote on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two Japanese boxers have died days after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card, boxing associations and media reports said.

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 ...