VS
May 24 2025
Saturday

Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan

12 round contest @ Minimumweight
17-4-1

Estimated Ringwalk:

2025-05-24T10:00:00Z ()

broadcast start time:

US - N/A / UK - N/A

11-1-0

Belts on The Line

IBF World Minimumweight Championship

The tape

28
Age
25
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 1" / 154 cm
64.6" / 164 cm
Reach
60.6" / 154 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

TKO 9UD 12TD 7UD 12TD 12
Form
TKO 9KO 2TKO 5KO 9NC
17
Wins
11
13
By KO
9
76
KO%
82
4
Losses
1
0
Stopped
1
1
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2018
116
Pro rounds
62

Current rankings @ Minimumweight

2
The Ring
5
-
WBA
6
-
WBC
5
-
WBO
11
-
IBF
4

Pedro Taduran vs Ginjiro Shigeoka preview


When is Taduran vs Shigeoka?

Pedro Taduran will face the challenge of Ginjiro Shigeoka on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at Intex Osaka, Osaka.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which means the weight limit will be 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest is for the IBF minimumweight championship of the world.

will be defending IBF World Minimumweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Ginjiro Shigeoka in July 2024.He had held this belt for 8 months and 5 days.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Angelo Leo's and Tomoki Kameda's clash for the IBF World Featherweight championship.

Taduran vs Shigeoka stats

Pedro Taduran steps into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ginjiro Shigeoka will make his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Shigeoka has a slight advantage in power over Taduran, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Taduran's 76%.

Pedro Taduran is the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Taduran has a height advantage of 3 inches over Shigeoka. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

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

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

Pedro Taduran goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at minimumweight.

Ginjiro Shigeoka is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring in the 105lb division.

Taduran vs Shigeoka form

Taduran has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Ginjiro Shigeoka on July 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jake Amparo on December 28, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bohol, Philippines.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Ginjiro Shigeoka has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Pedro Taduran on July 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Shiga Daihatsu Arena, Otsu, Japan.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ginjiro Shigeoka has been fighting more than Pedro Taduran.

Pedro Taduran last fought 9 months and 26 days ago, while Ginjiro Shigeoka's last outing was 9 months and 26 days ago.

Taduran's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Shigeoka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time does Taduran vs Shigeoka start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Taduran vs Shigeoka?

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