Taguchi vs Landaeta

Who won Taguchi vs Landaeta?

Ryoichi Taguchi beat Juan Jose Landaeta by technical knockout in the 11th round on Wednesday, April 27th, 2016, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 108-96, 108-96, 108-96 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 Landaeta stats

Back in April 2016, Ryoichi Taguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Jose Landaeta made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Landaeta had a massive power advantage over Taguchi, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Taguchi's 43%.

Ryoichi Taguchi was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Taguchi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Landaeta. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ryoichi Taguchi fought out of the orthodox stance, while Juan Jose Landaeta was a southpaw.

Taguchi was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 7 months later than Landaeta, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Landaeta's 228.

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Taguchi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Taguchi vs Landaeta 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 Landaeta?

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