Masataka Taniguchi (19-4, 13) was born in Kobe, Japan on January 19, 1994. At the age of 22 years on April 3, 2016, he made his professional boxing debut against Thawi Chaisat, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 14th career fight at 25 years old, Masataka Taniguchi got a shot at the WBO strawweight titles against Vic Saludar on February 26, 2019 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a strawweight world champion (WBO) on December 14, 2021 at the age of 27 years old, on his 18th career fight, after defeating Wilfredo MĂ©ndez via 11th-round TKO.
Taniguchi's last fight was a 6th-round KO win against Phai Pharob at age 30 on October 13, 2024. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Masataka Taniguchi's best fights were against Wilfredo MĂ©ndez and Kai Ishizawa. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Masataka Taniguchi".
Taniguchi has 4 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Masataka Taniguchi Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Oct 13, 2024 30 years, 8 months 19-4 (13) | Phai Pharob | 6 | KO | WIN | |
22 | May 11, 2024 30 years, 3 months 18-4 (12) | Jaysever Abcede | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Aug 5, 2023 29 years, 6 months 17-4 (11) | Kenichi Horikawa | 10 | MD | WIN | |
20  | Jan 6, 2023 28 years, 11 months 16-4 (11) | 28 years, 10 months 19-2 (11) | ST | 2 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO |
19  | Apr 22, 2022 28 years, 3 months 16-3 (11) | 25 years, 4 months 10-1 (9) | ST | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
18  | Dec 14, 2021 27 years, 10 months 15-3 (10) | 25 years, 1 months 16-1 (6) | ST | 11 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
17 | Jun 7, 2021 27 years, 4 months 14-3 (9) | Tatsuro Nakashima | ST | 5 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Dec 3, 2020 26 years, 10 months 13-3 (8) | Hizuki Saso | ST | 10 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Sep 21, 2019 25 years, 8 months 12-3 (7) | 22 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Feb 26, 2019 25 years, 1 months 11-3 (7) | 28 years, 3 months 18-3 (10) | ST | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
13 | Nov 13, 2018 24 years, 9 months 11-2 (7) | Joel Lino | ST | 12 | UD | WIN |
12 | Feb 9, 2018 24 years 10-2 (7) | Reymark Taday | 6 | TD | WIN | |
11 | Dec 31, 2017 23 years, 11 months 9-2 (7) | Patiphan Prajuabsook | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 11, 2017 23 years, 9 months 8-2 (6) | Tsubasa Koura | ST | 12 | MD | LOSS |
9 | Jul 30, 2017 23 years, 6 months 8-1 (6) | Narathip Sungsut | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jun 27, 2017 23 years, 5 months 7-1 (5) | Benjie Bartolome | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
7 | Apr 9, 2017 23 years, 2 months 6-1 (4) | Reiya Konishi | ST | 10 | MD | LOSS |
6 | Dec 31, 2016 22 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Vincent Bautista | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Oct 13, 2016 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Dexter Alimento | 8 | SD | WIN | |
4 | Aug 7, 2016 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Chaowalit Choedram | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 19, 2016 22 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Joey Bactul | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 16, 2016 22 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Nonthawat Phengkrajang | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Apr 3, 2016 22 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Thawi Chaisat | 1 | KO | WIN |
