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MINIMUMWEIGHT

Ginjiro Shigeoka
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Mar 26, 2024
Shigeoka seeking new opponent after challenger's withdrawal
Ginjiro Shigeoka was scheduled to face ArAr Andales on Sunday.
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Feb 6, 2024
Shigeoka brothers to defend world titles in March
Yudai Shigeoka is scheduled to face former WBO champion Melvin Jerusalem, while Ginjiro Shigeoka will be challenged by ArAr Andales.
Ginjiro (left) and Yudai Shigeoka celebrate their minimumweight title wins at Ota City General Gymnasium on Saturday.
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Oct 8, 2023
Shigeoka brothers both seize world titles
Ginjiro knocked down Mexico's Daniel Valladares before stopping him in the fifth round of their long-awaited rematch.
Japan Times
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Apr 17, 2023
Shigeoka brothers each win to capture world minimumweight interim titles
Yudai and Ginjiro Shigeoka both won by knockout in a world minimumweight interim title doubleheader on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Jul 13, 2018
Challenger Vic Saludar outpoints Ryuya Yamanaka to claim WBO minimumweight title
Ryuya Yamanaka was unable to defend his WBO minimumweight title on Friday night, relinquishing the crown to Filipino challenger Vic Saludar in a unanimous decision.
Japan Times
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Nov 25, 2017
Wanheng Menayothin retains WBC minimumweight title by unanimous decision over Tatsuya Fukuhara
WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin of Thailand defended his title against challenger Tatsuya Fukuhara on Saturday, winning by a unanimous decision.
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Nov 1, 2016
Minimumweight champ Kuroki to face Ando in title defense
Women's WBC minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki will make her fifth title defense in Fukuoka next month, her gym said Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Aug 20, 2016
Takayama claims vacant WBO minimumweight crown
Katsunari Takayama captured the vacant WBO minimumweight title on Saturday by defeating fellow Japanese Riku Kano by unanimous decision.
Japan Times
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May 30, 2015
Tanaka, 19, claims WBO minimumweight title
Kosei Tanaka won the WBO minimumweight crown on Saturday in his fifth pro fight, defeating Julian Yedras of Mexico by unanimous decision.
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Mar 12, 2015
IBF minimumweight champion Takayama set for title defense on April 22
IBF minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama announced Thursday he will make his first title defense against Thailand's Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr in Osaka on April 22.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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