Valladares vs Shigeoka II

Who won Valladares vs Shigeoka II?

Ginjiro Shigeoka beat Daniel Valladares by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

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.

Also on the undercard Panya Pradabsri was defeated by Yudai Shigeoka for the WBC World Minimumweight championship, and Tomoki Kameda lost to Lerato Dlamini.

Valladares vs Shigeoka II stats

Back in October 2023, Daniel Valladares stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Ginjiro Shigeoka made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws.

Daniel Valladares was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Valladares had a height advantage of 2 inches over Shigeoka. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Daniel Valladares fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ginjiro Shigeoka was a southpaw.

Valladares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Shigeoka, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 145 more professional rounds, totaling 207 compared to Shigeoka's 62.

Valladares vs Shigeoka II form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against Ginjiro Shigeoka on January 6, 2023 ended in a no contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Rene Mark Cuarto on July 1, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Javier Torres on August 28, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Parque La Ruina, Sonora.

Before that, he had defeated Julian Yedras on May 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gimnasio Mario J. Montemayor, Nuevo León.

He had won against Abraham Manriquez Gonzalez on March 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Salon de Fiestas Figlos Stase, Sinaloa.

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, Japan.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Naoya Haruguchi on July 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto.

Before that, he had beaten Tatsuro Nakashima on March 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at City Gym, Tomigusuku.

He had won against Toshiki Kawamitsu on July 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Daniel Valladares had last fought 9 months and 1 day ago, while Ginjiro Shigeoka's last outing had been 5 months and 21 days ago.

Valladares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Shigeoka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Valladares vs Shigeoka II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, 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 Valladares vs Shigeoka II?

Daniel Valladares was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Ginjiro Shigeoka made his way into the ring at 1/9 (-910) with oddsmakers.