On October 7, 2023, a 26-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (7-0, 5 KOs) got a shot at the WBC strawweight title held by 32-year-old Thai boxer Panya Pradabsri (40-1, 24 KOs).
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days. Pradabsri was on a 22-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 9 days.
Yudai Shigeoka defeated Panya Pradabsri via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Shigeoka improves his record to 8-0, while Pradabsri adds a loss to his record at 40-2.
On April 16, 2023, a 26-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (6-0, 4 KOs) and Wilfredo Méndez met in the ring in a strawweight bout.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 30 days.
Yudai Shigeoka stopped Wilfredo Méndez via KO in the 7th round. Shigeoka improves his record to 7-0 (5 KOs)
On July 6, 2022, a 25-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (4-0, 2 KOs) and Cris Ganoza met in the ring in a strawweight bout.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 24 days.
Yudai Shigeoka stopped Cris Ganoza via KO in the 3rd round. Shigeoka improves his record to 5-0 (3 KOs)
On November 17, 2022, a 25-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (5-0, 3 KOs) and Tatsuro Nakashima met in the ring in a strawweight bout.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Yudai Shigeoka stopped Tatsuro Nakashima via KO in the 3rd round. Shigeoka improves his record to 6-0 (4 KOs)
On November 12, 2021, a 24-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (3-0, 2 KOs) and Tsubasa Koura met in the ring in a strawweight bout.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 1 day.
Yudai Shigeoka defeated Tsubasa Koura via majority decision in the 12-round strawweight fight. Shigeoka improves his record to 4-0
On February 11, 2021, a 23-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (2-0, 1 KO) and Ryu Horikawa met in the ring in a light-flyweight bout.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day.
Yudai Shigeoka stopped Ryu Horikawa via TKO in the 5th round. Shigeoka improves his record to 3-0 (2 KOs)
On March 31, 2024, the 26-year-old WBC strawweight world champion, Yudai Shigeoka (8-0, 5 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Filipino boxer Melvin Jerusalem (21-3, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Jerusalem was on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 2 days.
Melvin Jerusalem defeated Yudai Shigeoka via split decision and wins the WBC title. Jerusalem improves his record to 22-3, while Shigeoka adds a loss to his record at 8-1.
On December 10, 2019, a 22-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (1-0, 1 KO) and Lito Dante met in the ring.
Shigeoka came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days.
Yudai Shigeoka defeated Lito Dante via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight. Shigeoka improves his record to 2-0
On October 30, 2019, a 22-year-old Yudai Shigeoka (debutant) and Manop Audomphanawari met in the ring.
Yudai Shigeoka stopped Manop Audomphanawari via TKO in the 2nd round, making a successful professional debut. Shigeoka advances his record to 1-0 (1 KO)