International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimum weight champion Pedro Taduran is looking for the same result in his rematch with former world champion Japanese Ginjiro Shigeoka on May 24 at the Intex Osaka in Japan.
“It is going to be a complete annihilation. It will be the same thing, same result that is going to happen,” Gibbons said over the weekend at the Elorde gym in Parañaque City.
“Pedro will win by a knockout in the ninth or tenth round.”
Gibbons, president of Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions, explained that the 28-year-old fighter from Libon, Albay did a lot of sacrifices to become a two-time world champion.
Although both are aggressive fighters, Gibbons said Taduran’s fighting style is almost patterned after Manny Pacquiao which is deadly.
“He [Taduran] reminds me in a different way of Manny Pacquiao, but his style is like a real Pac-Man he just eats them up, he keeps coming, coming,” Gibbons explained. “He fights like a machine, and he is very amazing.”
He will leave for Japan on Sunday to prepare for his world title rematch against Shigeoka, whom he dethroned via ninth round technical knockout victory last July in Otsu
“This fight is important as in intend to give my family a better life. I must win this rematch to prove everybody that my victory is not a fluke. I am now 90 percent okay,” Taduran said. “I would like to thank ma’am Cucuy Elorde and brother Martin for taking care of me and Sir Sean Gibbons.”
Taduran recalled his first ever fight in Japan last year was “very memorable.”
“All my sacrifices come to fruition. I am glad because it was my first time fighting in Japan,” he added.
Aside from the 28-year-old Taduran, the other Filipino world champion is World Boxing Council (WBC) minimum weight titleholder Melvin Jerusalem.
