Ginjiro Shigeoka boxer

Ginjiro Shigeoka (重岡銀次朗, Shigeoka Ginjiro, born 18 October 1999) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO Asia Pacific mini-flyweight title from 2019 until 2021. As of August 2021, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active mini-flyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and fourth by BoxRec.Ginjiro Shigeoka was born on 18 October 1999 in Kumamoto, Japan, where his family own a painting business. He has three siblings. His introduction to combat sports was through karate while in kindergarten. He began boxing at the Honda Fitness Boxing Gym at the age of 10, giving up karate two years later in order to focus on boxing.As an amateur he won five national titles and compiled a record of 56–1 (17 KOs). His only loss came to his older brother, Yudai Shigeoka. The brothers were scheduled to face each other in the final of a domestic tournament but agreed not to fight, with Ginjiro's corner throwing in the towel as the bell rang to signal the start of the first round.Shigeoka was scheduled to make his professional debut against Sanchai Yotboon on September 25, 2018. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Shigeoka was awarded the East Japan Boxing Association September MVP award for this victory.Shigeoka was scheduled to face Gerttipong Kumsahwat on February 26, 2019. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing a little over a minute and a half to finish his opponent. Shigeoka was next scheduled to fight Joel Lino on April 14, 2019. He extended his winning streak to three fights with a unanimous decision victory.