Shigeoka vs Jerusalem

Who won Shigeoka vs Jerusalem?

Melvin Jerusalem beat Yudai Shigeoka by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 31st March 2024 at International Conference Hall in Nagoya.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 112-114, 112-114 in favor of winner Melvin Jerusalem.

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 WBC minimumweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Ginjiro Shigeoka was victorious over Jake Amparo for the IBF World Minimumweight championship and Riku Kunimoto beat Eiki Kani.

Shigeoka vs Jerusalem stats

Yudai Shigeoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Melvin Jerusalem made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Yudai Shigeoka was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Shigeoka had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jerusalem. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Yudai Shigeoka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Melvin Jerusalem was an orthodox fighter.

Shigeoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 year and 1 month later than Jerusalem, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 90 less professional rounds, 62 to Jerusalem's 152.

Melvin Jerusalem was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 105lb division.

Shigeoka vs Jerusalem form

Shigeoka had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Panya Pradabsri on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Tatsuro Nakashima on 17th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

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

He had won against Tsubasa Koura on 12th November 2021 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Jerusalem had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Oscar Collazo on 27th May 2023 by majority decision in the 7th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Masataka Taniguchi on 6th January 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beat Michael Camelion on 24th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Sanman Gym, General Santos City, Philippines.

Before that, he had won against Ramel Antaran on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sanman Gym, General Santos City.

He had beat Toto Landero on 16th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tabunoc Sports Complex, Talisay City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yudai Shigeoka had been fighting more than Melvin Jerusalem.

Going to this contest, Yudai Shigeoka had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Melvin Jerusalem's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.

Shigeoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Jerusalem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 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 Jerusalem start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shigeoka vs Jerusalem?

Yudai Shigeoka was a 1/8 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Melvin Jerusalem made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+460) with oddsmakers.