Taguchi vs Rosa

Who won Taguchi vs Rosa?

Ryoichi Taguchi beat Luis de la Rosa by technical knockout in the 9th round on Thursday, December 31st, 2015, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 86-85, 87-84, 87-84 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 Rosa stats

Back in December 2015, Ryoichi Taguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis de la Rosa made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosa had an advantage in power over Taguchi, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to Taguchi's 41%.

Ryoichi Taguchi was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Taguchi had a height advantage of 4 inches over Rosa. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryoichi Taguchi and Luis de la Rosa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Taguchi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Rosa's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 4 months earlier than Rosa, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 104 more professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Rosa's 136.

Activity check

Taguchi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Taguchi vs Rosa 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 Rosa?

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