Taguchi vs Sithmorseng

Who won Taguchi vs Sithmorseng?

Ryoichi Taguchi beat Kwanthai Sithmorseng by technical knockout in the 8th round on Wednesday, May 6th, 2015, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

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

Taguchi vs Sithmorseng stats

Back in May 2015, Ryoichi Taguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kwanthai Sithmorseng made his way to the ring with a record of 49 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sithmorseng had an advantage in power over Taguchi, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Taguchi's 38%.

Ryoichi Taguchi was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

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

Both Ryoichi Taguchi and Kwanthai Sithmorseng fought out of an orthodox stance.

Taguchi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year later than Sithmorseng, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 66 fewer professional rounds, totaling 240 compared to Sithmorseng's 306.

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Taguchi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Taguchi vs Sithmorseng 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 Sithmorseng?

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