Double Tragedy in Tokyo: Two Boxers Die After Same-Night Fights—Is It Time to Rethink the Sport?

 In a devastating blow to the boxing world, two promising Japanese fighters—Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both just 28 years old—have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same night in Tokyo. The shocking back-to-back losses have sent waves of grief and outrage through the global sports community, raising urgent questions about how far the human body can be pushed in the name of entertainment. These weren’t freak accidents — they were warnings. As fans mourn, the sport faces a harsh reckoning: How many lives must be lost before real change is made?