FILIPINO pug Pedro Taduran reclaimed the International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight crown with a ninth round stoppage of Japanese Ginjiro Shigeoka at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena in Otsu, Japan.

Taduran, who lost the title in 2022, unleashed a barrage of punches as he battered Shigeoka on the ropes so badly the referee had to stop the bout with 10 seconds left in the ninth period.

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