Taduran vs Shigeoka II

Who won Taduran vs Shigeoka II?

Pedro Taduran beat Ginjiro Shigeoka by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at Intex Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 118-110, 115-113 in favor of winner Pedro Taduran.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the IBF minimumweight championship of the world.

Taduran was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Minimumweight Championship. He won this belt against Ginjiro Shigeoka in July 2024. He had held this belt for 10 months and 4 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Angelo Leo's and Tomoki Kameda's clash for the IBF World Featherweight championship.

Taduran vs Shigeoka II stats

Pedro Taduran stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ginjiro Shigeoka made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Shigeoka had a slight advantage in power over Taduran, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Taduran's 76%.

Pedro Taduran was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Taduran had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shigeoka. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Pedro Taduran and Ginjiro Shigeoka fought out of a southpaw stance.

Taduran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Shigeoka, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 128 compared to Shigeoka's 74.

Ginjiro Shigeoka was ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Taduran vs Shigeoka II form

Taduran had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ginjiro Shigeoka on July 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jake Amparo on December 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bohol, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rene Mark Cuarto on February 6, 2022, by technical decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Digos City, Davao del Sur.

Before that, he had lost to Rene Mark Cuarto on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bula Gym, Cotabato del Sur.

He had drawn with Daniel Valladares on February 1, 2020, by technical draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Jardin Cerveza Expo, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Ginjiro Shigeoka had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Pedro Taduran on July 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Jake Amparo on March 31, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall, NAGOYA.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Valladares on October 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Rene Mark Cuarto on April 16, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their IBF Interim World Minimumweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo.

His contest against Daniel Valladares on January 6, 2023 ended in a no contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ginjiro Shigeoka had been fighting more than Pedro Taduran.

Going into this contest, Pedro Taduran had last fought 9 months and 26 days ago, while Ginjiro Shigeoka's last outing had been 9 months and 26 days ago.

Taduran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Shigeoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Taduran vs Shigeoka II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Taduran vs Shigeoka II?

Taduran vs Shigeoka II was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Taduran vs Shigeoka II?

Pedro Taduran was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Ginjiro Shigeoka made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.