Shigeoka vs Taduran

Who won Shigeoka vs Taduran?

Pedro Taduran beat Ginjiro Shigeoka by technical knockout in the 9th round on Sunday, July 28th, 2024, at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu.

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.

Shigeoka vs Taduran stats

Back in July 2024, Ginjiro Shigeoka stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Pedro Taduran made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Ginjiro Shigeoka was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

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

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

Shigeoka was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 4 months later than Taduran, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Taduran's 116.

Pedro Taduran was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Shigeoka vs Taduran form

Ginjiro Shigeoka had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had defeated Naoya Haruguchi on July 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto.

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 won against Jake Amparo on December 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bohol, Philippines.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Samuel Salva on September 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Jurado Hall of the Philippine Marine Corp, Barangay Fort Bonifac, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ginjiro Shigeoka had last fought 3 months and 27 days ago, while Pedro Taduran's last outing had been 7 months ago.

Shigeoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Taduran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shigeoka vs Taduran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu, 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 Taduran?

Ginjiro Shigeoka was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Pedro Taduran made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.