Yudai Shigeoka vs Melvin Jerusalem
On March 31, 2024, Yudai Shigeoka (8-0, 5 KOs), the strawweight WBC champion, defends his title against the reigning WBC strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem (21-3, 12 KOs).
Shigeoka vs Jerusalem Stats
Yudai Shigeoka is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Panya Pradabsri, 5 months and 24 days ago. Melvin Jerusalem is on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Francis Jay Diaz, 5 months and 2 days ago.
Shigeoka vs Jerusalem Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 77.4-22.6 in favor of Yudai Shigeoka. It is going to be a competitive fight and Melvin Jerusalem will put up a very good fight, but Shigeoka will prevail.
Shigeoka vs Jerusalem Result
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.