Shigeoka, Taniguchi to battle for belts in January

By Joe Koizumi

A twin world title promotion will happen on the Edion Enviornment in Osaka, Japan, on January 6. Unbeaten Japanese prospect Ginjiro Shigeoka (8-0, 6 KOs) may have an formidable shot on the IBF minimumweight belt towards Mexico’s defending champion Daniel Valladares (26-3-1, 15 KOs), over twelve rounds. In the principle occasion, WBO 105-pound champ Masataka Taniguchi (16-3, 11 KOs), a Japanese southpaw, will tackle WBO#2 Filipino Melvin Jerusalem (19-2, 11 KOs), in his second protection. The winner might be obliged to defend the belt towards WBO #1 ex-titlist Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico within the subsequent protection. Shigeoka and Taniguchi each belong to Watanabe Promotions, however the native promoter in Osaka might be former three-class world champ Koki Kameda, who introduced the doubleheader on Friday.

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