The winner of Daniel Valladares-Ginjiro Shigeoka rematch must act quick to keep away from having to fall into a compulsory title protection.
BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a strawweight title eliminator between Jake Amparo and former titlist Pedro Taduran. The pair of Fliipino contenders got a 15-day interval from September 11 to achieve phrases for the correct to develop into the number-one challenger to the title at the moment held by Valladares.
“Be suggested that # 3 rated, Jake Amparo and # 4 rated Pedro Taduran are the two highest ranked accessible contenders within the IBF Mini Flyweight division and have indicated in writing a willingness to take part within the IBF Mini Flyweight Eliminator for # 1,” “In an effort to find out who the necessary challenger can be, the IBF is ordering the Mini Flyweight Eliminator for # 1 between Jake Amparo and Pedro Taduran.
“The winner would be the necessary challenger for the Mini Flyweight Championship title. Negotiations must be concluded by September 26, 2023.”
Amparo is represented in talks by Edito Villamor, whereas Taduran is promoted by Cucuy Elorde.
Manila’s Taduran (15-4-1, 12KOs) has fought simply as soon as since back-to-back defeats to countryman Rene Mark Cuarto to finish his 17-month IBF strawweight title reign. He received the vacant belt in a September 2019 fourth-round stoppage of unbeaten Samuel Salva.
His lone profitable protection got here in a technical draw versus Valladares of their February 2020 title battle in Guadalupe, Mexico. A conflict of heads within the first spherical left Valladares reduce and unable to proceed on the finish of the fourth spherical upon the recommendation of the ringside doctor.
Taduran’s lone win since then was a January 30 stoppage of sub .500 opponent Powell Balab in Paranaque Metropolis.
Amparo (14-4-1, 3KOs) will intention to bid for his first main title with a win within the ordered eliminator.
The 26-year-old from Bohol has received three in a row since a break up choice defeat to unbeaten Huu Toan Le final November 30 on the street in Bangkok. He got here up huge away from his native Philippines in his most up-to-date outing, a twelve-round, unanimous choice over then-unbeaten Goki Kobayashi on August 5 in Kobe, Japan.
Monterrey’s Valladares (26-3-1, 15KOs; 1ND) and Shigeoka (9-0, 7KOs; 1ND) meet In a title consolidation bout on October 7 in Tokyo. Their January 6 conflict led to a No-Choice within three rounds, with Valladares injured from an earlier conflict of heads and unable to proceed. He’ll try the second protection of the IBF title he received from Cuarto final July in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico.
Shigeoka was permitted to battle Cuarto for the interim IBF strawweight title as soon as it was discovered that Valladares was not in a position to return in time to honor his necessary title protection. The 23-year-old Japanese southpaw overcame a gap spherical knockdown to drop Cuarto 3 times in a ninth-round stoppage.
Jake Donovan is a senior author for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox