The Pedro Taduran of the Philippines, the IBF champion of minimum weight, is completely smiling during the press conference before the fight for his title defense against the Japanese Ginjigoka in Osaka.-controlled photo/Wendell Linea
Pedro Taduran, ruthless, Pedro Taduran conquered a Gutsy Ginjiro Shigoka to preserve the IBF title of minimum weight on Saturday in Intex Osaka in Japan.
Taduran again confirmed his control over Shigoka with a split decision victory 10 months after scoring a stunning ninth round interruption in their first meeting in Otsu.
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Shigoka, who was heavily beaten and bloody in their fight in July 2024, came out with another game plan in the Rematch.
But the tireless Taduran, who did not bump even in the later rounds, turned out to be too much for the former Japanese champion.
The absorbing of heavy strokes of Taduran (18-4-1, 13KOS) During the game, Shigoka (11-2, 9kos) had to be stretched shortly after the 12-round Slugfest.
A union fight with Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo, who has the WBA and WBO belts, could be the following for Taduran.
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Collazo, unbeaten in 12 fights with nine knockouts, is no stranger to a Filipin in a collision of the world title. He defeated Melvin Jerusalem in May 2023 for the WBO Riem.
Jerusalem has since regained his status of the world champion after he has defeated the WBC crown in March 2024, the older brother of Ginjiro, the older brother of Ginjiro. He defended the belt twice, overwhelming Luis Castillo of Mexico in September in Mandaluyong in September before he repeated himself about Yudai two months ago in Tokoname.
An All-Filipino Unification confrontation between Taduran and Jerusalem is also not excluded in the future.
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