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PINOY BOXING 5: JAKE AMPARO VS. PEDRO TADURAN FOR THE IBF WORLD MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE ELIMINATOR By Maloney L. Samaco PhilBoxing.com Wed, 08 Nov 2023  Jake Amparo battles former world champion Pedro Taduran in an all-Filipino International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight title eliminator on December 28, 2023 in Bohol. The 23-year-old Amparo rushed into the world rankings after scoring an upset unanimous decision win over the rising Japanese boxer Goki Kobayashi on August 5 in Kobe, Japan. Amparo gained high ratings in all four major world boxing sanctioning bodies. He is currently rated No. 3 by the IBF, No. 4 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), No. 4 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and No. 11 by the World Boxing Association (WBA). Meanwhile, Taduran is on a resurgence. He became a world champion in September 2019 by stopping Samuel Salva in the fourth round during their all-Filipino IBF minimumweight title fight in Taguig City. He successfully defended his belt in his first title defense in a fight that resulted in a technical draw with Daniel Valladares in Mexico in February 2020. The 27-year-old Taduran lost his title in his second defense after he was beaten by Rene Mark Cuarto via unanimous decision in General Santos City in another all-Filipino world title bout in February 2021. He fought Cuarto in a rematch the following year in February 2022 and lost by technical decision after the fight was prematurely stopped in the seventh round due to an accidental head clash. Taduran made a strong comeback last January to stop veteran foe Powell Balaba via a third round technical knockout. Taduran is still ranked highly in the world even if he lost two fights in the last two years. He is ranked No. 4 by the IBF and No. 5 by the WBC. Amparo's career record is 14-4-1 with three knockouts, while Taduran has a slate of 15-4-1 with 12 knockouts. The IBF world minimumweight champion is Ginjiro Shigeoka of Japan who is undefeated with a record of 10-0, 8 KOs and one no contest. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Maloney L. Samaco.  |
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