Who won Taniguchi vs Nakashima?

Masataka Taniguchi beat Tatsuro Nakashima by technical knockout in the 5th round on Monday 7th June 2021 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds .

Taniguchi vs Nakashima stats

Masataka Taniguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tatsuro Nakashima made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Nakashima had a slight advantage in power over Taniguchi, with a 64% knock out percentage over Taniguchi's 62%.

Masataka Taniguchi was the same age as Tatsuro Nakashima, at years old.

Nakashima had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taniguchi.

Masataka Taniguchi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Tatsuro Nakashima was an orthodox fighter.

Taniguchi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months later than Nakashima, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 124 to Nakashima's 60.

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What time did Taniguchi vs Nakashima start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Taniguchi vs Nakashima?

Masataka Taniguchi was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Tatsuro Nakashima made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.