Melvin Jerusalem again turns away Yudai Shigeoka, retains strawweight title
Melvin Jerusalem, the two-time strawweight titlist, retained his belt with a second victory over former titleholder Yudai Shigeoka on Sunday in Tokoname, Japan.
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Melvin Jerusalem, Yudai Shigeoka make weight for WBC title rematch
Both Melvin Jerusalem and Yudai Shigeoka came in under the 105lbs limit for their second fight in Nagoya, Japan
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Melvin Jerusalem carries Philippine expectations into Yudai Shigeoka rematch
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.
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Melvin Jerusalem-Yudai Shigeoka rematch confirmed for March 30
Melvin Jerusalem will defend his WBC minimumweight title for the second time against Yudai Shigeoka on March 30 in Tokoname, Japan
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Yudai Shigeoka edges out Samuel Salva in first fight since Jerusalem loss
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 Philippines’ Samuel Salva.
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Melvin Jerusalem Defeats Yudai Shigeoka To Become Two-Time World Champion
Melvin Jerusalem (22-3, 12 KOs) squeezed out a hard fought split decision win on away soil to relieve Yudai Shigeoka (8-1, 5 KOs) WBC minimumweight world title. Jerusalem becomes a two time world champion. Japan has become a happy hunting ground for the Filipino, having knocked out Masataka Taniguchi last May in Osaka for the WBO 105 pound belt. One judge scored in favour of Shigeoka with just a point in it at 114-113. The other two judges had it identical at 114-112 for Jerusalem to give the away fighter the split decision victory.
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Winwood Expects Shigeoka Brothers To Come Through 105-Pound World Title Double Header
Yudai Shigeoka (8-0, 5 KOs) will make the first defense of WBC minimumweight world title tomorrow when he welcomes former world champion Melvin Jerusalem to Nagoya, Japan.
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Shigeoka Brothers Confirmed For Separate Title Defenses On March 31 ABEMA-TV Show In Nagoya
The Shigeoka brothers will once again share the stage with Tomoki Kameda—and one another. 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 31 ABEMA-TV card from Nagoya International Conference Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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New Champs Abound: Weekend Afterthoughts
One week after one of the biggest, and most debated, fights of the year, boxing delivered a flurry of activity on Saturday with three major titles changing hands by the end of the night.
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Oscar Collazo: We Made History; See You All In August In P.R. For First Title Defense
Oscar Collazo vowed to shut down his island after making history. Just don’t expect the newly crowned WBO strawweight titlist to spend much time on the victory tour. In fact, it will lead directly into training camp for a homecoming title defense if Collazo gets his way.
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