Yudai Shigeoka was born in Kumamoto, Japan on April 16, 1997. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on October 30, 2019 against Manop Audomphanawari. Shigeoka defeated Audomphanawari via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Shigeoka became a world champion at the age of 26 after 7 professional fights. He challenged Panya Pradabsri for the WBC strawweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Shigeoka's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Samuel Salva at age 27, on August 24, 2024.
Yudai Shigeoka Next Fight: He is next scheduled to rematch Melvin Jerusalem (23-3, 12 KOs) on March 30, 2025. He will be fighting for the WBC strawweight title. On the day of the fight, he will be 27 years old, and Jerusalem 31.
Some of Yudai Shigeoka's best fights so far have been against Panya Pradabsri. For a top-10 list of Shigeoka's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Yudai Shigeoka".
Shigeoka has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Yudai Shigeoka Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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11 | Mar 30, 2025 | 27 | ![]() | NA | NA |
10 | Aug 24, 2024 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
9 | Mar 31, 2024 | 26 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
8 | Oct 07, 2023 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
7 | Apr 16, 2023 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
6 | Nov 17, 2022 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
5 | Jul 06, 2022 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
4 | Nov 12, 2021 | 24 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
3 | Feb 11, 2021 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
2 | Dec 10, 2019 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
1 | Oct 30, 2019 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |