Simsri vs Taniguchi

Who won Simsri vs Taniguchi?

Thanongsak Simsri beat Masataka Taniguchi by on Sunday, December 15th, 2024, at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Thanongsak Simsri.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ryosuke Nishida beating Anuchai Donsua for the IBF World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Riku Kunimoto beat Kazuto Takesako, and Yuna Hara defeated Ryusuke Sunagawa.

Simsri vs Taniguchi stats

Thanongsak Simsri stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Masataka Taniguchi made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Thanongsak Simsri was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Taniguchi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Simsri.

Thanongsak Simsri fought out of the orthodox stance, while Masataka Taniguchi was a southpaw.

Simsri was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 2 months later than Taniguchi, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 128 compared to Taniguchi's 159.

Thanongsak Simsri went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at jr flyweight.

Masataka Taniguchi was ranked number 7 by the IBF in the 108lb division.

Simsri vs Taniguchi form

Masataka Taniguchi had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Melvin Jerusalem on January 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kai Ishizawa on April 22, 2022, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Wilfredo Mendez on December 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Tatsuro Nakashima on June 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had defeated Hizuki Saso on December 3, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

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Taniguchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Simsri vs Taniguchi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Simsri vs Taniguchi?

Thanongsak Simsri was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Masataka Taniguchi made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.