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.

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 f...

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.

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 a...

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.

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...

Oscar Collazo Makes History, Breaks Barriers In Victory Over Jerusalem

By Corey Erdman - Oscar Collazo’s boxing origin story isn’t necessarily one of outright salvation the way it is for so many other fighters, but the sweet science offered a place for him to explore his athletic ambition in a way no other sport could f...

Photos: Oscar Collazo Makes History in Stopping Jerusalem For WBO Title

Collazo, Jerusalem Fight Photos Gallery - Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California - Making history for Villalba, Puerto Rico, Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (7-0, 4 KOs) etched his name amongst the greats of Puerto Rican fighters and his divisi...

Collazo Stops Jerusalem After 7th Round, Becomes WBO 105-Pound Champ In 7th Fight

Oscar Collazo was more than ready Saturday night for a world champion despite his lack of professional experience. The powerful, skillful southpaw battered Melvin Jerusalem over the final four rounds of their fight and stopped him after a one-sided s...

Alexis Rocha-Anthony Young: DAZN Weigh-In Results From Indio, California

Alexis 'Lex' Rocha continues to properly maintain his welterweight frame. The 25-year-old southpaw from Santa Ana, California was right within the tight weight range that he has enjoyed throughout his pro career spanning more than seven years. His la...

Oscar Collazo Not Concerned With Jerusalem's Aim To Secure a Knockout

On his historic journey to become the fastest world champion in his division, Villaba, Puerto Rico’s Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (6-0, 4 KOs) hosted a media workout at Wolf Elite Boxing in his native Puerto Rico. Collazo will challenge current WBO Mini...

Alexis Rocha vs. Anthony Young - Full Undercard Information

The fight night is set for Rocha vs. Young, scheduled on Saturday, May 27 live from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. The main event features Alexis “Lex” Rocha (22-1, 14 KOs) who will defend his NABO Welterweight title for the third time against Anthon...

Jerusalem-Collazo: Golden Boy and Cotto Promotions ($152,000) Win Purse Bid For WBO Title Fight

The promoters for Oscar Collazo got it right the second time around. Golden Boy Promotions and Cotto Promotions have jointly gained control of Collazo’s mandatory title challenge of WBO strawweight titlist Melvin Jerusalem. The promotional partners c...

Melvin Jerusalem-Oscar Collazo WBO Purse Bid Declared 'Deserted', Rescheduled For February 27

Melvin Jerusalem and Oscar Collazo remain in a holding pattern. A purse bid hearing to determine promotional rights for the WBO strawweight title fight ended in a default. Thursday’s session saw just one participant, Hector Soto on behalf of Promocio...

Melvin Jerusalem-Oscar Collazo: Purse Bid Ordered For WBO Strawweight Title Fight

A title fight in boxing’s tiniest division is now subject to the highest bidder. The 30-day negotiation period provided to Philippines’ Melvin Jerusalem and Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo has expired without a deal in place, which means their WBO straww...