Sunday at Shiga Daihatsu Arena. IBF minimumweight title on the line, second defense of Shigeoka. #1 ranked Taduran previously held the belt from 2019-2020, and its lineage has remained unbroken (no vacancies) since. He "successfully" defended his title in a technical draw with Daniel Valladares, then lost it to Rene Mark Cuarto and failed to recapture in a rematch; Cuarto then lost to Valladares who in turn dropped to Shigeoka. Southpaw versus southpaw; the Japanese champion three years the younger man but yielding 4" of height and 3" of reach to his Filipino challenger. Both have remarkably high KO rates for their division - Shigeoka with about 82% and Taduran with 75%.
Taduran has been one of the more underappreciated fighters at 105, he gave Menayothin a fairly tough fight back in the day, and got jobbed twice against Cuarto. I would like to see him recapture his old belt, but Shigeoka is too much for him. This content is protected This clip was posted yesterday between Shigeoka and Teraji.
Ginjiro is legit and I think he will be the first man to stop Taduran. I am 99% convinced that Ginjiro will be the first undisputed champ at 105. Hes just that good.
Sure if dopey looking boss-eyed bloated pig-faced chibis are your thing Murata is handsome. He's like a Japanese Clint/cool rock star
Rank the below from ugliest to most handsome chibis. Kenshiro (Downie Chibi) Kosei (Bug eyed Chibi) Ginjiro (Piglet Chibi)
Most handsome 1. Ginjiro 2. Kosei 3. Kenshiro TBF, I'm judging them off certain photos which I think are particularly unflattering to them (which is more fun)