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Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi

Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi

Jake Donovan

•Jan 6, 2023

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

Taniguchi-Jerusalem, Valladares-Shigeoka Title Fight Double Set, All Fighters Make Weight

Jake Donovan

•Jan 5, 2023

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

Taniguchi-Jerusalem, Valladares-Shigeoka Title Fight Doubleheader Set For January 6 In Osaka

Jake Donovan

•Nov 11, 2022

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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Ryad Merhy Stops Zhaoxin Zhang in Eight, Jerusalem Wins OPBF Title

Ryad Merhy Stops Zhaoxin Zhang in Eight, Jerusalem Wins OPBF Title

BoxingScene Staff

•Jul 18, 2021

Ryad Merhy retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Zhaoxin Zhang by TKO in the eighth round on Saturday in Brussels, Belgium.

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KJ Cataraja Shines in General Santos City, Gamal Yafai Wins EBU Title in Milan

KJ Cataraja Shines in General Santos City, Gamal Yafai Wins EBU Title in Milan

BoxingScene Staff

•Dec 18, 2020

It was another Knockout Bonanza of an event as the SanMan main protagonists ended their fights via sensational stoppages. In the main event, WBO world ranked super flyweight KJ Cataraja (12-0) stayed unbeaten as he stopped John Mark Apolinario in the opening round.

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