Yudai Shigeoka didn't waste any time to join his younger brother in the title hunt. The brotherly tandem both claimed interim strawweight titles as part of Kameda Promotions' 3150Fight Vol. 5 show Sunday evening on Abema TV from Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium....
Yudai Shigeoka will face a former beltholder to hold his place in line for a shot at the main prize. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez is set to face the unbeaten Shigeoka atop 3150Fight Vol. 5 this Sunday on...
Plans for an all-Boricua title eliminator have now shifted to the long-running Puerto Rico-Mexico in-ring rivalry. BoxingScene.com has learned that the previously announced Oscar Collazo-Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez WBO strawweight title eliminator is n...
Golden Boy will kickstart 2023 with dynamite, as Santa Ana’s very own ace Alexis “Lex” Rocha (21-1, 13 KOs) is scheduled to defend his NABO Welterweight Title and level up against Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Anthony “Juice” Young (24-2, 8 KOs) in a 1...
Melvin Jerusalem has restored glory in the Philippines. The WBO strawweight title changed hands in dramatic fashion, as Jerusalem dethroned reigning titlist Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round knockout. Taniguchi was dropped hard by a straight rig...
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico – Former 105-pound world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Méndez from Trujillo Alto, suffered a knee injury so his main fight next Saturday, August 20th in Trujillo Alto against Israel Váz...
Wilfredo "Bimbito" Méndez , former world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at 105 pounds, aims to return to the ring on April 8 in the Dominican Republic for the first time since he lost the aforementioned title at the hands of Japan's...
Wilfredo “Bimbito” Mendez will not lose sight of reclaiming the 105-pound title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO). After losing the world title a little less than a month ago, the former champion is preparing to return to the ring in April, in a...
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Masataka Taniguchi got it right the second time around. The opening leg of a title fight doubleheader saw the WBO strawweight title change hands as Taniguchi stopped Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez in the eleventh round Tuesday evening at Kokugikan Arena...
Naoya Inoue is set for his homecoming, which comes right on time given current global circumstances. The unbeaten three-division titlist and pound-for-pound entrant will proceed with a voluntary defense of the unified WBA/IBF bantamweight crown versu...
Tokyo, Japan - In a cordial and respectful atmosphere, the world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at the weight of 105 pounds, Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez of Puerto Rico, and his opponent, Japan's mandatory challenger Masakata Taniguchi...
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It was by luck that Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez managed to get ahead of the curve for another major health crisis. The reigning WBO strawweight titlist from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico made his way to Japan over the weekend, three days prior to a forthc...
Tokyo, Japan - With incredible motivation for his third title defense, World Boxing Organization (WBO) 105-pound champion Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Méndez of Puerto Rico stepped onto Japanese soil alongside his training team for their engagement on Tuesday,...
Naoya Inoue gets his long-awaited homecoming fight. The three-division and reigning WBA/IBF bantamweight titlist will headline a show in his native Japan for the first time since November 2019. The opportunity comes December 14, when Inoue defends...
