Ryoichi Taguchi
Ryoichi Taguchi | |
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Born | 田口良一 1 December 1986 Light-flyweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 33 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 12 |
Losses | 4 |
Draws | 2 |
Ryoichi Taguchi (田口 良一, Taguchi Ryōichi, born 1 December 1986) is a Japanese former
Professional career
Early career
Taguchi made his professional debut on July 19, 2006, against Tomohiro Seo and won the fight by a first-round knockout. By December 28, 2009, he had amassed a 10–1 record, with four of those victories coming by way of stoppage.
In late 2011, Taguchi entered the Japanese light-flyweight contender tournament, held to determine the next Japanese light-flyweight title challenger. He faced Tetsuya Hisada in the tournament semifinals, held on July 5, 2011, and won the fight by unanimous decision.[1] Taguchi faced Yu Kimura in the tournament finals, held on October 15, 2011, and won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout.[2]
Japan light-flyweight champion
Taguchi challenged the Japanese light-flyweight champion Masayuki Kuroda on March 12, 2012, at the
Taguchi was scheduled to fight Yuki Chinen for the vacant Japanese light-flyweight title on April 3, 2013. He won the ten-round bout by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–91, 98-92 and 97–93.[5] During his post-fight interview, Taguchi called out the #6 ranked Japanese light-flyweight Naoya Inoue for his first title defense.[6] His wish granted by the JBC, Taguchi was scheduled to face Inoue on August 25, 2013, in his first title defense. Taguchi lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–92, 98-93 and 97–94.[7]
Taguchi returned to action four months after suffering his second professional loss, to face Ryan Bito on December 31, 2013, in a 49.5 kg catchweight bout. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 78–74, 78-75 and 78–74.[8] Taguchi was next scheduled to face the former IBF minumumweight champion Florante Condes on July 5, 2014.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision, narrowly edging out the former champion with scores of 77–74, 77-74 and 76–75.[10]
Light-flyweight champion
WBA light-flyweight champion
Taguchi was scheduled to challenge
Taguchi made his first title defense against
Taguchi was scheduled to make the second defense of his title against the #7 ranked WBA light-flyweight Luis de la Rosa on December 31, 2015, at the Ota City General Gymnasium in
Taguchi made his third title defense against the former WBA minimumweight champion
Taguchi faced yet another former WBA minimumweight champion,
Taguchi made his fifth title defense against the undefeated Carlos Cañizales, who was at the time the #3 ranked WBA light-flyweight contender, on December 31, 2016.[19] The fight was ruled a split decision draw. Judges Derek Milham and Octavio Rodriguez each awarded a 116-112 scorecard to Cañizales and Taguchi respectively, while judge Philippe Verbeke scored the fight as a 114–114 draw.[20]
Taguchi was scheduled to make his sixth title defense against Rober Barrera on July 23, 2017, at the Ota City General Gymnasium in
WBA and IBF unified champion
After successfully defending his title six times, Taguchi was scheduled to fight the IBF light-flyweight champion
Taguchi made his first title defense as a unified light-flyweight champion against the former minimumweight unified champion Hekkie Budler on May 20, 2018. Despite coming into the fight as a favorite, and with a height and reach advantage, Taguchi lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 114–113 for Budler.[26] On November 20, 2018, Taguchi announced his retirement from the sport.[27]
Move up to flyweight
Taguchi came of his retirement in early 2019, to challenge the newly crowned WBO flyweight champion
Professional boxing record
33 fights | 27 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 12 | 0 |
By decision | 14 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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33 | Loss | 27–4–2 | Kosei Tanaka | UD | 12 | 16 Mar 2019 | Memorial Center, Gifu, Japan | For WBO flyweight title |
32 | Loss | 27–3–2 | Hekkie Budler | UD | 12 | 20 May 2018 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA (Unified), IBF, and The Ring light-flyweight titles |
31 | Win | 27–2–2 | Milan Melindo | UD | 12 | 31 Dec 2017 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained |
30 | Win | 26–2–2 | Rober Barrera | TKO | 9 (12), 0:24 | 23 Jul 2017 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light-flyweight title |
29 | Draw | 25–2–2 | Carlos Cañizales | SD | 12 | 31 Dec 2016 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light-flyweight title |
28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Ryo Miyazaki | UD | 12 | 31 Aug 2016 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light-flyweight title |
27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Juan Jose Landaeta | RTD | 11 (12), 3:00 | 27 Apr 2016 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light-flyweight title |
26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Luis de la Rosa | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 31 Dec 2015 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light-flyweight title |
25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Kwanthai Sithmorseng | TKO | 8 (12), 0:36 | 6 May 2015 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA light-flyweight title |
24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Alberto Rossel | UD | 12 | 31 Dec 2014 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBA light-flyweight title |
23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Florante Condes | UD | 8 | 5 Jul 2014 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Ryan Bito | UD | 8 | 31 Dec 2013 | Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | |
21 | Loss | 18–2–1 | Naoya Inoue | UD | 10 | 25 Aug 2013 | Sky Arena, Zama, Japan | Lost Japanese light-flyweight title |
20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Yuki Chinen | UD | 10 | 3 Apr 2013 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant Japanese light-flyweight title |
19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Eakkasit Jaikongkaew | KO | 1 (8) | 16 Jul 2012 | Winghat, Kasukabe , Japan
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18 | Draw | 16–1–1 | Masayuki Kuroda | SD | 10 | 12 Mar 2012 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | For Japanese light-flyweight title
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17 | Win | 16–1 | Yu Kimura | TKO | 6 (8) | 15 Oct 2011 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
16 | Win | 15–1 | Tetsuya Hisada | UD | 6 | 5 Jul 2011 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
15 | Win | 14–1 | Keiichi Numata | TKO | 8 (8) | 28 Jan 2011 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
14 | Win | 13–1 | Toshimasa Ouchi | TKO | 7 (8) | 1 Oct 2010 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
13 | Win | 12–1 | Seiya Hirakawa | TKO | 6 (8) | 28 Jul 2010 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Sho Nakazawa | UD | 8 | 11 Apr 2010 | IMP Hall, Osaka, Japan | |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Norihito Tanaka | DQ | 2 (6) | 28 Dec 2009 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
10 | Loss | 9–1 | Masayoshi Segawa | UD | 8 | 1 Aug 2009 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Pattana Tadniyom | KO | 2 (6) | 7 Feb 2009 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Shintaro Sue | UD | 6 | 27 Mar 2008 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Sho Nakazawa | UD | 5 | 22 Dec 2007 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Masayoshi Takashima | UD | 4 | 4 Nov 2007 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Kazuki Oshiro | UD | 4 | 27 Sep 2007 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Taisei Hirano | UD | 4 | 6 Jun 2007 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Ryu Onigashima | UD | 4 | 11 Dec 2006 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Akihiro Konya | TKO | 3 (4) | 27 Sep 2006 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Tomohiro Seo | TKO | 1 (4) | 19 Jul 2006 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
See also
- List of light-flyweight boxing champions
- List of Japanese boxing world champions
- Boxing in Japan
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External links
- Boxing record for Ryoichi Taguchi from BoxRec (registration required)