It wasn’t a classic but, as is often the case, unification brought out some of the best of both men involved. In the end, Japan’s Ryochi Taguchi made his seventh WBA title defense, and added the IBF title at 108 lbs. in the biggest win of his career...
Japan’s Ryoichi Taguchi out-pointed the Philippines’ Milan Melindo in their 12-round, 108-pound title unification fight Sunday night in Tokyo. Taguchi (27-2-2, 12 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Melindo (37-2, 13 KOs) in their fight for Taguchi’s...
It’s the last big fight of 2017 for those who realized the year isn’t done just yet. While many a US press outlet has put in their fighter and fight of the year bids, there is still one fight that could affect at least the honorable mention categorie...
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Flyweight Champion, Japanese veteran Ryoichi Taguchi, will defend his crown during the last night of the year against Filipino Milan Melindo, who holds the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title, and both...
WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi recently explained his confidence in being able to beat hard-hitting Filipino Milan Melindo in their upcoming title bout if he executes his fight plan. Taguchi (26-2-2) has been focused on his seventh titl...
For 2017 alone, Milan Melindo has been successful in his two world championship outings against some of the biggest names in his division. One would think both fights would be enough for the new world champion in one year, but Milan has obviously set...
WBC light flyweight world champion Ken Shiro is among those fighters who should take it easy with the turkey on Christmas Eve. The unbeaten Japanese will have a rendezvous with a scale on December 29 before defending his green-and-gold belt the day a...
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On New Year’s Eve, both IBF world light flyweight champion Milan “El Metodico” Melindo (37-2-0, 13KOs) and WBA world light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (26-2-2, 12KOs) will get a crack at unifying both titles for the first time when they face e...
