Former world champion Rene Cuarto faces undefeated Ginijro Shigeoka of Japan today for the IBF interim minimumweight championship at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Cuarto became the IBF world minimumweight champion after he defeated fellow Filipino Pedro Taduran by technical decision in their rematch in 2022.
Cuarto lost his IBF minimumweight title belt via a split decision to Daniel Valladares of Mexico in San Nicolas delos Garza, Mexico.
Valladares fought Shigeoka and the title fight was declared a no-contest when the Mexican champion was unable to continue fighting due to an accidental head butt in the third round last January. When the fight was stopped all the three judges scored the bout at 19-19.
Cuarto is rated no. 3 by the IBF, while Shigeoka is rated no. 4. The winner of their match will gain the right to challenge Valladares for the IBF world minimumweight championship.
Here's the tale of the tape:
Rene Mark Cuarto
Birth name Rene Mark Revillas Cuarto
Previous title IBF mini-flyweight champion from 2021 to 2022
Nickname Mighty Mouse
Official Weight 105 lbs
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Reach 62 in (157cm)
Nationality Filipino
Birth date August 4, 1996
Age 26
Birth place Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Residence Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 21
Wins by KO 12
Losses 3
Draws 2
Rounds 154
KO rate 46.15%
Debut August 23, 2014
Last Ten fights:
Dexter Alimento W-KO 2 Dec 23, 2022
Daniel Valladares L-SD 12 Jul 1, 2022
Pedro Taduran W-TD 7 Feb 6, 2022
Pedro Taduran UD 12 Feb 27, 2021
Jayson Francisco W-TKO 5 Dec 15, 2019
Jayson Vayson D-PTS 6 Sep 7, 2019
Mike Kinaadman W-TKO 3 Jun 28, 2019
Samuel Salva L-UD 12 Mar 23, 2019
Clyde Azarcon W-UD 12 Aug 21, 2018
Rodel Tejares W-KO 3 Mar 25, 2018
Bonjun Loperez WUD 10 Dec 17, 2017
Guangxiong Li W-KO 3 Sep 29, 2017
Ginjiro Shigeoka
Previous title WBO Asia Pacific mini-flyweight champion from 2019 to 2021
Official Weight 104.9 lbs
Height 5 ft 0½ in (154 cm)
Reach 60½ in (154cm)
Nationality Japanese
Birth date October 18, 1999
Age 23
Birth place Kumamoto, Japan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 9
Wins 8
Wins by KO 6
Losses 0
No contests 1
Rounds 37
KO rate 66.67%
Debut Sep 25, 2018
Nine professional fights:
Daniel Valladares NC 3 Jan 6, 2023
Naoya Haruguchi W-KO 4 Jul 6, 2022
Tatsuro Nakashima W-UD 10 Mar 27, 2022
Toshiki Kawamitsu W-TKO2 Aug 4, 2021
Rey Loreto W-KO 5 Dec 31, 2019
Clyde Azarcon W-KO 1 Jul 27, 2019
Joel Lino W-UD 8 Apr 14, 2019
Gerttipong Kumsahwat W-TKO 1 Feb 26, 2019
Sanchai Yotboon W-TKO 3 Sep 25, 2018
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