Shigeoka vs Amparo

Who won Shigeoka vs Amparo?

Ginjiro Shigeoka beat Jake Amparo by knockout in the 2nd round on Sunday, March 31st, 2024, at International Conference Hall, Nagoya.

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Yudai Shigeoka losing to Melvin Jerusalem for the WBC World Minimumweight championship. Also on the undercard Riku Kunimoto beat Eiki Kani.

Shigeoka vs Amparo stats

Back in March 2024, Ginjiro Shigeoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jake Amparo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Ginjiro Shigeoka was the same age as Jake Amparo, at 25 years old.

Amparo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Shigeoka. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Ginjiro Shigeoka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jake Amparo was an orthodox fighter.

Shigeoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years later than Amparo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 82 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Amparo's 144.

Jake Amparo was ranked number 9 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 6 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Shigeoka vs Amparo form

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

In his last fight before this 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, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, his fight against Daniel Valladares on January 6, 2023 ended in a no contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had won against Naoya Haruguchi on July 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto.

He had beaten Tatsuro Nakashima on March 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at City Gym, Tomigusuku.

Activity check

Shigeoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Shigeoka vs Amparo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shigeoka vs Amparo?

Ginjiro Shigeoka was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Jake Amparo made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.