Shigetoshi Kotari: Death following a 2 August 2025 Tokyo bout
The World Boxing Council announced Kotari’s death in August 2025 following his Tokyo bout.
Boxing. Event or death: . This is a record of published reporting, not a scientific study. It states only what the linked sources report.
Sources
- World Boxing Council: official statement on Shigetoshi Kotarihttps://wbcboxing.com/en/wbc-mourns-the-passing-of-shigetoshi-kotari/
- CBS News: original report on Shigetoshi Kotarihttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/japanese-boxers-brain-injury-shigetoshi-kotari-hiromasa-urakawa/
Research connections
Fight Medicine Research Institute files the questions this report raises under: Post-bout monitoring; Emergency planning. These are research connections, not findings about the person.