Ginjiro Shigeoka wins the world with a threatening straight left hand! Exclusive interview with the “Strongest Man of Generation Z” immediately after his jubilation!

I had practiced my straight left hand thoroughly,” said Quarto. I’m glad I was able to show it in the fight.”

On April 16, Ginjiro Shigeoka (23) became the interim IBF minimumweight champion by KOing Rene Mark Quarto (26).

When we spoke to Ginjiro immediately after his jubilation, he calmly recalled, “I was sure of my victory after four or five rounds.

It was his straight left hand, which he had honed in preparation for this fight, that brought the belt to him.

Sensing that Quarto was looking to counter, Ginjiro landed straight left hands up and down, repeatedly hitting the body to chip away at Quarto’s stamina. Watanabe Hitoshi, 73, president of the Watanabe Gym, who had seduced Ginjiro, “the strongest man of Generation Z,” who had won five titles in high school, and brought him to Tokyo, was even impressed by the calm way his pupil had pursued his prey.

He joined us because he said he wanted to have friendly competition with our top fighters, including Hiroto Kyoguchi (former IBF minimumweight and former WBA light flyweight super champion),” Watanabe said.

A southpaw and hard puncher, Ginjiro has a hard time finding sparring partners in Japan. He has a hard time finding sparring partners in Japan because he fears that each gym and each fighter will destroy him. This time, it was Kyoguchi who lent his support.

I won this belt because I had to win it,” he said. I am looking forward to seeing how far it will go in the future.

A unification match with the regular champion should be arranged in the near future. Ginjiro concluded.

I want to get stronger and stronger. I want to train overseas for that.

What kind of path will the undefeated Ginjiro open for himself in the future?

From the May 5, 2023 issue of FRIDAY