Taguchi vs Miyazaki

Who won Taguchi vs Miyazaki?

Ryoichi Taguchi beat Ryo Miyazaki by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, August 31st, 2016, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 119-109 in favor of winner Ryoichi Taguchi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the vacant WBA championship of the world.

Taguchi vs Miyazaki stats

Back in August 2016, Ryoichi Taguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryo Miyazaki made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Miyazaki had an advantage in power over Taguchi, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Taguchi's 46%.

Ryoichi Taguchi was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Taguchi had a height advantage of 5 inches over Miyazaki. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryoichi Taguchi and Ryo Miyazaki fought out of an orthodox stance.

Taguchi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Miyazaki's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 months earlier than Miyazaki, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Miyazaki's 186.

Ryoichi Taguchi went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at .

Ryo Miyazaki was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the lb division.

Taguchi vs Miyazaki form

Taguchi had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Juan Jose Landaeta on April 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Luis de la Rosa on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kwanthai Sithmorseng on May 6, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Alberto Rossel on December 31, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had defeated Florante Condes on July 5, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Taguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Taguchi vs Miyazaki start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Taguchi vs Miyazaki?

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