WBO flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka defends title against Ryoichi Taguchi via unanimous decision
Kosei Tanaka defended his World Boxing Organization flyweight title Saturday with a victory over compatriot Ryoichi Taguchi by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight for Tanaka following a fierce 12-round battle at Gifu Memorial Center. The 23-year-old from Gifu Prefecture took control after the ...
WBO flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka to make first title defense in March
Kosei Tanaka announced Thursday he will make the first defense of his WBO flyweight title on March 16 in Gifu against compatriot and former light flyweight title holder Ryoichi Taguchi. At 23 years and 3 months, Tanaka became the youngest of six Japanese boxers to ...
WBA light flyweight champ Ryoichi Taguchi confident he can handle Milan Melindo in title bout
WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi said Thursday he can beat hard-hitting Filipino Milan Melindo in their upcoming title bout if he executes his fight plan. Taguchi (26-2-2) has been focused on his seventh title defense since learning he would faceMelindo in a unification match ...
WBO light flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka relinquishes title, eyes flyweight crown: source
World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka has returned his title, an informed source said Friday. The 22-year-old will likely aim for his third WBO title by moving to the flyweight class after capturing the minimumweight title in 2015 and the flyweight belt last ...
World champions Ryoichi Taguchi, Hiroto Kyoguchi to defend titles on New Year's Eve
Ryoichi Taguchi will defend his WBA light flyweight title for the seventh time in a fight on New Year's Eve against IBF champion Milan Melindo, Watanabe Gym announced Friday. On the undercard, Hiroto Kyoguchi, who also trains at the Watanabe Gym, will defend his IBF ...
Hiroto Kyoguchi continued the stellar start to his career on Sunday, surviving a war against Jose Argumedo to win his first world title just over one year after turning professional. The 23-year-old Kyoguchi became a champion in a Japanese record of 1 year and 3 ...
Taguchi looks to fend off Barrera in sixth title defense
Perhaps because he does not have an I'm-a-tough-guy type of character, Ryoichi Taguchi is somewhat underestimated. But you can't overlook the fact that he has defended his WBA light flyweight title five times. The 30-year-old boxer will look to extend that streak when he faces Colombia's ...
Ryoichi Taguchi will put his WBA light flyweight title on the line next month, his Watanabe Gym announced Wednesday. Taguchi will make his sixth title defense at Ota Gymnasium on July 23 against Colombia's Robert Barrera as part of a world title fight doubleheader. Also ...
Taguchi shoulders WBA title, additional responsibility
Ryoichi Taguchi showed up before the media at his Watanabe Gym on Monday with his WBA light flyweight belt draped over shoulder. He described it as "the only positive thing" that happened in his latest fight, against Carlos Canizales on New Year's Eve. "I barely ...
Corrales keeps WBA super featherweight crown with split-decision win over Uchiyama
Takashi Uchiyama didn't get his wish. Champion Jezreel Corrales handed the Japanese boxing great another loss, recording a a split-decision victory (117-110, 115-112, 113-114) and retaining his WBA super featherweight title at Tokyo's Ota City General Gymnasium on New Year's Eve. Uchiyama (24-2-1) knocked Corrales down ...
'Knockout Dynamite' Uchiyama seeking payback in rematch against Corrales
He knows it sounded weird, but Takashi Uchiyama said he's spent significant time in training since he took his first professional loss to Jezreel Corrales earlier this year. Now it's time for the 37-year-old to capitalize on that valuable time in a rematch against ...
Former champ Uchiyama awaits return to ring on New Year's Eve
When he took a defeat against ferocious challenger Jezreel Corrales in April, Takashi Uchiyama lost multiple things at once, not just the WBA super featherweight belt. It marked the first "L" for Uchiyama in his professional career, and his consecutive world title defenses was snapped ...
