Melvin Jerusalem W12 Yudai Shigeoka ... In the second of two minimum weight title fights held this weekend, Melvin Jerusalem of the Philippines decisively outboxed Yudai Shigeoka of Japan in their highly-anticipated rematch.The judges were unanimous in recognizing Jerusalem’s superiority. Judge Chris Tellez scored the bout 119-109, Joseph Gwilt had it 118-110. And Thawut Pheumsamran saw it 116-112, all in favor of Jerusalem after twelve rounds of action. Jerusalem (24-3) has now defeated the previous champion Shigeoka (9-2) twice in Japan over the last year.
Earlier this weekend, Puerto Rico's Oscar Collazo dominated and stopped Edwin Cano Hernandez in round five. The 105-pound Collazo retains his WBA and WBO championships.
The final belt in the 105-pound weight division is the IBF title, held by Shigeoka's brother Ginjiro.