Ginjiro Shigeoka Forced to Retire After Emergency Brain Surgery
3Kings Boxing promised to provide an update on the status of Ginjiro Shigeoka, who was carried out of the ring following a split decision defeat in a rematch with reigning IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran on May 24 in Osaka, Japan. Sadly, the latest news is not good. Shigeoka’s boxing career is over for good thanks to an untimely brain injury.
Taduran’s promoter, VIVA Promotions, released a statement on social media that according to the Japanese Boxing Commission (JBC), Shigeoka (11-2, 9 KOs) suffered an acute subdural hematoma and has undergone an emergency craniotomy. The 25-year-old from Japan is currently in an ICU at a local hospital in Osaka.
Per the rules of the JBC, when a boxer suffers a brain injury, they must lose their boxing license. The commission has taken the initiative and administered that the Japanese fighter must retire.
The cruel reality is that one punch – one fight can alter a fighter’s career and life, for better or for worse. Shigeoka is the one-time IBF champion at 105. 3Kings Boxing sends out well-wishes for his recovery.
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