Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews, and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on championship bouts – from around the world from the past week.
The focus of these pieces will be on clashes ranging from atomweight to heavyweight that had the WBA, WBC, IBF, and/or WBO titles on the line. This edition of “Title Fights From Around the World” consists of just one recap. In Japan, the IBF minimumweight title switched hands.
Title Fight From Around the World: Pedro Taduran vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka
Taduran Stops Shigeoka
Pedro Taduran (17-4-1, 13 KOs) snatched the world title of Ginjiro Shigeoka (11-1, 9 KOs, 1 NC) by beating him via technical knockout.
The time of stoppage was 2:50 of round nine. With the win, Taduran is now the IBF minimumweight world champion. He previously held the same title when he beat Samuel Salva in September 2019. Taduran eventually lost the belt after losing a unanimous decision to Rene Mark Cuarto in February 2021. The win over Shigeoka gives him his second world title reign.
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Taduran and Shigeoka headlined a July 28 Kameda Promotions event at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena in Ōtsu, Japan. Fight fans in the country were able to catch the action live on ABEMA. Those outside of Japan could only do so with a VPN.
Taduran gradually wore out his opponent over nine rounds. In the fourth, Shigeoka’s right eye was damaged and nothing he did was helping him cope with the Filipino fighter’s pressure. With only 10 seconds remaining in the ninth round, Taduran had Shigeoka on the ropes and was unloading punches. It was at that point that referee Steve Willis chose to put an end to proceedings.
