The revolving door continues in boxing’s tiniest weight division.
Pedro Taduran became a two-time strawweight titlist after a ninth-round stoppage of unbeaten Ginjiro Shigeoka. A barrage of punches left Shigeoka defenseless, which forced referee Steve Willis to stop the fight at 2:50 of the ninth round.
With the win, Taduran reclaimed the IBF strawweight title Sunday at Shiga Daihatsu Arena in Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Shigeoka (11-1, 9 knockouts) entered his second title defense as The Ring’s No.