Taniguchi vs Ishizawa

Who won Taniguchi vs Ishizawa?

Masataka Taniguchi beat Kai Ishizawa by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, September 21st, 2019, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 77-74, 77-74, 78-74 in favor of winner Masataka Taniguchi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds .

Taniguchi vs Ishizawa stats

Back in September 2019, Masataka Taniguchi stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kai Ishizawa made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 6 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ishizawa had a massive power advantage over Taniguchi, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Taniguchi's 64%.

Masataka Taniguchi was the older man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

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

Masataka Taniguchi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kai Ishizawa was an orthodox fighter.

Taniguchi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Ishizawa, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Ishizawa's 78.

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What time did Taniguchi vs Ishizawa 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 Ishizawa?

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