Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka celebrates with the IBF interim minimumweight belt draped over his shoulder after stopping Filipino boxer Rene Mark Cuarto in nine rounds at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka celebrates with the IBF interim minimumweight belt draped over his shoulder after stopping Filipino boxer Rene Mark Cuarto in nine rounds at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (rear) swings a punch at Filipino opponent Rene Mark Cuarto during the eighth round of an IBF interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (R) throws a straight left at Filipino opponent Rene Mark Cuarto during the fourth round of an IBF interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka

Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka

Ginjiro Shigeoka, the International Boxing Federation's fourth-ranked minimumweight, trains at a gym in Tokyo on April 4, 2023. Shigeoka will face third-ranked Rene Mark Cuarto of the Philippines for the division's interim world title on April 16.

Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka

Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka

Ginjiro Shigeoka, the International Boxing Federation's fourth-ranked minimumweight, trains at a gym in Tokyo on April 4, 2023. Shigeoka will face third-ranked Rene Mark Cuarto of the Philippines for the division's interim world title on April 16.