Take A Bow!  Melvin Jerusalem is the New WBC Straw-weight Champion 

In a historic fight  for Filipino boxing, Melvin “El Gringo” Jerusalem managed to defeat previously unbeaten Yudai Shigeoka to conquer the World Boxing Council straw-weight  championship.
Jerusalem always showed talent, heart and determination, flooring Shigeoka twice with powerful right-hand counter punches in the third and sixth rounds. Despite facing a tough opponent, Jerusalem’s accuracy and stamina earned him the coveted WBC belt.

With this triumph, the Filipino boxer improved his impressive professional record to 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, with 12 KO’s. Meanwhile, Shigeoka suffered his first career loss, bringing his record to 8 wins and 1 loss, with 5 knockouts.

Despite the closely contested match, Jerusalem’s dominance in key moments solidified his performance to be crowned as the new WBC straw-weigh champion.