Who won Shigeoka vs Amparo?
Ginjiro Shigeoka beat Jake Amparo by knockout in the 2nd round on Sunday 31st March 2024 at International Conference Hall in 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
Ginjiro Shigeoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Jake Amparo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw.
Ginjiro Shigeoka was the younger man by 1 year, at 24 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 year later than Amparo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 83 less professional rounds, 53 to Amparo's 136.
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 remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Daniel Valladares on 7th October 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.
Previous to that, he had beat Rene Mark Cuarto on 16th April 2023 by knockout in the 9th round in their IBF Interim World Minimumweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had beat Daniel Valladares on 6th January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.
Before that, he had won against Naoya Haruguchi on 6th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto.
He had beat Tatsuro Nakashima on 27th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 1/33 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Jake Amparo made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
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