Who won Taguchi vs Rossel?
Ryoichi Taguchi beat Alberto Rossel by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday 31st December 2014 at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 117-109, 116-111 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 Rossel stats
Back in December 2014, Ryoichi Taguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Alberto Rossel made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Rossel had a slight advantage in power over Taguchi, with a 41% knock out percentage over Taguchi's 40%.
Ryoichi Taguchi was the younger man by 12 years, at 28 years old.
Taguchi had a height advantage of 5 inches over Rossel. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Ryoichi Taguchi & Alberto Rossel fought out of an orthodox stance.
Taguchi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 year and 4 months later than Rossel, whose first professional fight was in 1998. He had fought 62 less professional rounds, 240 to Rossel's 302.
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What time did Taguchi vs Rossel 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.
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