Shigeoka vs Castillo

When is Shigeoka vs Castillo?

Yudai Shigeoka could take on Luis Angel Castillo Soto in Late 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which means the weight limit would be 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 KG).

Shigeoka vs Castillo stats

Yudai Shigeoka would step into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Angel Castillo Soto would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Shigeoka would have a slight advantage in power over Soto, with a 63% knockout percentage over Soto's 62%.

Yudai Shigeoka is the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Yudai Shigeoka fights out of the southpaw stance, while Luis Angel Castillo Soto is an orthodox fighter.

Shigeoka is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 6 months later than Soto, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Soto's 98.

Yudai Shigeoka goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC and 5 by the RING at minimumweight.

Luis Angel Castillo Soto is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 10 by the RING in the 105lb division.

Shigeoka vs Castillo form

Shigeoka has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Melvin Jerusalem on March 31, 2024 by split decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Panya Pradabsri on October 7, 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Wilfredo Mendez on April 16, 2023 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC Interim World Minimumweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Tatsuro Nakashima on November 17, 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had defeated Cris Ganoza on July 6, 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto.

Activity check

Shigeoka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Shigeoka vs Castillo?

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