Overview

• Shigeoka slipped into unconsciousness at Intex Osaka after losing a 12-round split decision rematch with Pedro Taduran and was immediately rushed to a private hospital.
• Surgeons performed an emergency craniotomy to relieve an acute subdural hematoma and placed the 25-year-old former IBF strawweight champion in a medically induced coma.
• Under JBC regulations, any boxer who undergoes brain surgery is automatically ineligible for a professional license, triggering an enforced retirement.
• JBC Secretary General Tsuyoshi Yasukochi has said it will take roughly a week to determine the full extent of Shigeoka’s neurological recovery.
• Shigeoka’s family and the boxing community, including his brother Yudai, have been posting messages of support and prayers for his recovery.