Photograph caption: Ginjiro Shigeoka (left) and Pedro Taduran through the official weigh-in for his or her IBF world minimumweight title bout. | Photograph from Cucuy Elorde
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol—The stage is about for the duel between the reigning Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka in opposition to obligatory challenger Pedro “Child Heneral” Taduran of the Philippines.
The Taduran-Shigeoka bout takes place this Sunday, July 28, on the Shiga Daihatsu Area in Otsu, Japan.
Each fighters made weight through the official weigh-in on Saturday, July 27, with Taduran tipping the scales at 104.5 kilos and Shigeoka at 104.7 kilos.
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It will mark Taduran’s first battle in Japan. He earned his obligatory challenger spot after a decisive unanimous resolution victory over Boholano Jake Amparo final December in Tagbilaran Metropolis, Bohol.
The 27-year-old Taduran, from Albay, beforehand held the IBF title in 2019, claiming it with a fourth-round stoppage of Samuel Salva. Nonetheless, he misplaced the belt in two intense bouts in opposition to archrival Rene Mark Cuarto.
Taduran’s skilled report stands at 16 wins, 4 losses, one draw, and 12 knockouts.
Shigeoka, who stays unbeaten with a powerful report of 11 fights and 9 knockouts, captured the IBF title by defeating Daniel Valladares final yr with a fifth-round technical knockout.
This shall be Shigeoka’s second title protection. His first protection was a dominant win over Amparo, who stepped in as a last-minute substitute after ArAr Andales withdrew from their scheduled bout on March 31.
A victory for the Filipino challenger within the Taduran-Shigeoka showdown wouldn’t solely enable him to reclaim his standing as a world champion but in addition make him the second Filipino to presently maintain a world title, following WBC world minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem.
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