Yudai Shigeoka is set for his first fight as a former titleholder.
The Ring’s No. 5-rated strawweight contender will next face The Philippines’ Samuel Salva on Aug. 24 at Yamato Arena in Osaka, Japan. The bout will serve as the ABEMA-TV chief support to the already announced Lerato Dlamini-Tomoki Kameda rematch.
Shigeoka (8-1, 5 knockouts) has not fought since his bitter March 31 split decision defeat to Melvin Jerusalem (22-3, 12 KOs), No. 3 at 105, in Nagoya.
The setback ended his brief stay as WBC strawweight titlist.