Shigeoka vs Salva

Who won Shigeoka vs Salva?

Yudai Shigeoka beat Samuel Salva by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, at Yamato Arena, Suita.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Yudai Shigeoka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tomoki Kameda's and Lerato Dlamini's clash.

Shigeoka vs Salva stats

Yudai Shigeoka stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Samuel Salva made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Yudai Shigeoka was the same age as Samuel Salva, at 27 years old.

Shigeoka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salva. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Yudai Shigeoka fought out of the southpaw stance, while Samuel Salva was an orthodox fighter.

Shigeoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 8 months later than Salva, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 49 fewer professional rounds, totaling 72 compared to Salva's 121.

Shigeoka vs Salva form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 defeated 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 beaten 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 won against Tatsuro Nakashima on November 17, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

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

Activity check

Shigeoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shigeoka vs Salva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Yamato Arena, Suita, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shigeoka vs Salva?

Yudai Shigeoka was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Samuel Salva made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.