Today (August 24) in Osaka, Japan, Yudai Shigeoka rebounded from his first career defeat, a shocking one at the hands of Melvin Jerusalem five months ago, with a unanimous decision win over the ...

Jerusalem, 23-3 (12 KOs), checked in Saturday at 104.5lbs for his second defense of the title that he lifted a year ago from Shigeoka. Shigeoka, 9-1 (5 KOs), who is seeking to avenge his lone ...

Melvin Jerusalem will defend his WBC minimumweight title for the second time against Yudai Shigeoka on March 30 at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan. Jerusalem, 30, dropped Shigeoka twice on ...

Melvin Jerusalem, one of just two current world champions from the Philippines, is hoping another win over Yudai Shigeoka can lead him to big fights - and a shot at vengeance.

Melvin Jerusalem (22-3, 12 KOs) is the world champion once again after winning a split decision against Yudai Shigeoka (8-1, 5 KOs) on Sunday. While one judge had it 114-113 for Shigeoka, the ...

Yudai’s younger brother Ginjiro Shigeoka (10-0, 8 KOs) will also make a maiden defense of a world title at 105 pounds. He defends his IBF belt against late replacement Jake Amparo (14-5-1, 3 KOs ...

Shigeoka held the IBF minimumweight title from October 2023 to July 2024. He won the belt against Daniel Valladares (TKO 5), defended it against Jake Amparo (KO 2), then lost it to Pedro Taduran ...

Yudai will face former WBO titleholder Melvin Jerusalem (22-3, 13KOs), while Ginjiro defends versus former title challenger ArAr Andales (14-2-3, 6KOs).

Yudai and Ginjiro Shigeoka are set for separate strawweight title defenses on the same show, the same manner in which they won their separate belts. Both will appear on the already announced March ...

Shigeoka was put to the test by the crafty Pradabsri, who rode a 22-fight win streak into the night and sought to make the fifth defense of the WBC title he's held since November 2020. There was a ...