Professional boxing minimumweight world champion Ginjiro Shigeoka won the world title match held on the 31st, making his second defense.
Ginjiro Shigeoka
The match was held in Nagoya on the 31st, and Shigeoka, the IBF (International Boxing Federation) minimum weight champion, faced world No. 6 Jake Amparo of the Philippines.
In the second round, Shigeoka landed a right jab and a left punch to the body to knock him down, but his opponent was unable to stand up, and he won by knockout at 1 minute and 15 seconds into the second round.
The opponent for this match was changed five days ago, and after the match, Ginjiro said, ``This time, I wanted to play against a mysterious opponent and see what kind of player he was.I thought I could defeat him with a single body attack.'' I don't think so, and I'm relieved," he said of his feelings.
Yudai Shigeoka
Meanwhile, Ginjiro's older brother Yudai, the WBC (World Boxing Council) minimum weight champion, faced former world champion Melvin Jerusalem from the Philippines.
However, in the 3rd and 6th rounds, he was knocked down by a counterattack and led by points.In the second half, he tried to recover by focusing on attacks to the body, but he was unable to defeat him in the 12th round and was awarded a 1-1 decision. We lost 2-2 and couldn't play defense.