Japan's Yudai Shigeoka relinquished his WBC minimumweight championship to Filipino challenger Melvin Jerusalem in a split-decision upset on Sunday.Younger brother Ginjiro Shigeoka defended his IBF minimumweight crown with a second-round knockout of Jake Amparo of the Philippines earlier in the world championship doubleheader at Nagoya Congress Center.Former WBO champion Jerusalem scored knockdowns in the third and sixth rounds on his way to finishing ahead on two of the three judges' scorecards at the end of 12 rounds.Having fallen behind early, the 26-year-old Yudai worked his way back int…READ FULL ARTICLE
