CEBU CITY, Philippines—- The stage is set for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) interim world minimumweight title showdown between ex-world champion Rene Mark Cuarto and Japanese Ginjiro Shigeoka as both boxers passed the weigh-in on Saturday, April 15. The interim world title bout is scheduled on Sunday, April 16, at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Cuarto perfectly tipped the weighing scale at 105 pounds while Shigeoka was slightly lighter at 104.2 lbs. The 26-year-old Cuarto of Zamboanga del Norte will try to reassert himself as a world champion by taking on the unbeaten Shigeoka and with the hopes of challenging the reigning IBF world minimumweight champion Daniel Valladares of Mexico.

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