OCTOBER 7
TOKYO, JAPAN
THIS show featured a rare occurrence in boxing as two brothers won separate sanctioning body titles in the same division on the same promotion. What that says about the influx of ‘world’ belts is not difficult to decipher.
Yudai Shigeoka, 8-0 (5), faced the toughest test when he challenged WBC strawweight title-holder Panya Pradabsri, 40-2 (24).
The Thai looked every one of his 32 years as he was outclassed by southpaw Shigeoka and only Panya’s experience helped him last the distance. The
