Rene Santiago set to defend titles on (familiar) foreign soil
Rene Santiago will risk his WBA and WBO 108lbs titles versus former WBO 105lbs belt holder Masataka Taniguchi on April 3 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.
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Rene Santiago-Masataka Taniguchi title fight set for April 3 in Tokyo
BoxingScene has confirmed that unified junior flyweight titlist Rene Santiago will defend against Masataka Taniguchi in a 12-round bout on April 3 in Tokyo.
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WBO’s four new leading contenders: Xander Zayas at 154; Sunny Edwards at 112, and more
The WBO’s latest ratings update includes four new fighters who have been named the number-one contenders in their respective divisions.
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Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi
Melvin Jerusalem has restored glory in the Philippines. The WBO strawweight title changed hands in dramatic fashion, as Jerusalem dethroned reigning titlist Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round knockout. Taniguchi was dropped hard by a straight right hand in round two, and wobbly on his feet in a failed bid to beat the count as he was deemed unfit to continue at 1:04 of the second round in their Abema TV-aired title fight Friday at EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan.
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Taniguchi-Jerusalem, Valladares-Shigeoka Title Fight Double Set, All Fighters Make Weight
Plans are set to proceed with the first two title fights of the new year. All four parties arrived in phenomenal shape as they made weight for a pair of strawweight title fights airing live Friday on Abema TV from EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. Tokyo’s Masataki Taniguchi defends his WBO strawweight title against The Philippines’ Melvin Jerusalem, while visiting Daniel Valladares attempts the first defense of his IBF title against unbeaten and heavily favored contender Ginjiro Shigeoka.
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Taniguchi-Jerusalem, Valladares-Shigeoka Title Fight Doubleheader Set For January 6 In Osaka
A title fight doubleheader is in store for the first weekend of the new year. KWORLD3 - headed by former titlists and now first-year promoters Koki and Daiki Kameda—held a press conference on Friday to formally announce a pair of strawweight title fights to grace a January 6 show from the 5,000-seat EDION Arena
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Masataka Taniguchi Stops Kai Ishizawa In 11th Round, Retains WBO Title In Tokyo
Masataka Taniguchi thoroughly enjoyed his repeat win over Kai Ishizawa. The first successful defense of the WBO strawweight title is in the book for Taniguchi, who stopped Ishizawa in the eleventh round of their main event Friday evening (local time) at the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Ishizawa was unable to continue following an accumulation of punches which forced referee Michiaki Someya to stop the contest at 2:29 of round eleven.
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Kai Ishizawa Misses Weight, WBO Title Only At Stake For Masataka Taniguchi In Tokyo
Kai Ishizawa still has the chance to avenge his lone career defeat. It won’t any longer come with a major title at stake. The first time challenger from Sagamihara, Japan faces disciplinary action but at least still has a fight to look forward to after badly missing weight ahead of his rematch with WBO strawweight titlist Masataka Taniguchi. Friday’s show will proceed at the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, though with its main event barely intact. Ishizawa (10-1, 9KOs) put his fight with Taniguchi in jeopardy after weighing 110 pounds on his second attempt, well above 105-pound strawweight limit for his originally planned challenge of Taniguchi’s WBO title. The 25-year-old challenger was 110 ½ pounds on his first try.
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Wilfredo Mendez Working With Roman Martinez, Aims To Regain WBO Strap
Wilfredo "Bimbito" Méndez , former world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) at 105 pounds, aims to return to the ring on April 8 in the Dominican Republic for the first time since he lost the aforementioned title at the hands of Japan's Masataka Taniguchi last December.
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Masataka Taniguchi First WBO Title Defense Set, April 22 Rematch With Kai Ishizawa In Tokyo
Masataka Taniguchi will return to a familiar venue in a new role versus an old foe. A press conference held Tuesday in Yokohama, Japan revealed plans for Taniguchi’s first defense of the WBO strawweight title. It will come in a rematch with countryman Kai Ishizawa (10-1, 9KOs) on April 22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The event will headline PBX Phoenix Battle 87, airing live in Japanese IPTV service Hikari TV.
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