Valladares vs Shigeoka II

Who won Valladares vs Shigeoka II?

Ginjiro Shigeoka beat Daniel Valladares by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Ota-City General Gymnasium in 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 loses 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 143 more professional rounds, 196 to Shigeoka's 53.

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, he Ginjiro Shigeoka on 6th January 2023 by in the 3rd round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

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

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

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

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

Shigeoka remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rene Mark Cuarto on 16th April 2023 by knockout in the 9th round in their IBF Interim World Minimumweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Daniel Valladares on 6th January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

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

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

He had won against Toshiki Kawamitsu on 14th July 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Ginjiro Shigeoka made his way into the ring at 1/9 (-910) with oddsmakers.