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Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Masataka Taniguchi defends his WBO strawweight title against Melvin Jerusalem (Gringo). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
28
Apr 3, 2016
16-3
3
11 (57.9%)
163 cm
164 cm
1 cm
Southpaw
Apr 22, 2022
8m, 15d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Jul 13, 2014
19-2
1
11 (52.4%)
157 cm
157 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Aug 24, 2022
4m, 13d
8
WBO
ST
w1
d1
strawweight
Friday, 6 Jan 2023
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-19
Masataka Taniguchi vs. Melvin Jerusalem

Date

This fight between Masataka Taniguchi and Melvin Jerusalem took place on at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan.

Tale of the Tape

At 163 cm, Masataka Taniguchi is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Melvin Jerusalem is 157 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 164 cm, Taniguchi also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Jerusalem's 157 cm. On top of that, Taniguchi also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Jerusalem.

Taniguchi is coming in to this fight with a record of 16-3 (11 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 15 days ago against Kai Ishizawa, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Kai Ishizawa's boxing career

Jerusalem comes in with a record of 19-2 (11 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 13 days ago against Michael Camelion, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Masataka Taniguchi fights out of the southpaw stance, while Melvin Jerusalem fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Taniguchi will be 28 years and 11 months old. Jerusalem will be 28 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 57-43 in favor of Masataka Taniguchi. Here is the prediction for Taniguchi vs Jerusalem.

The chances of Masataka Taniguchi winning is higher, but Melvin Jerusalem cannot be counted out. Jerusalem could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Melvin Jerusalem defeated Masataka Taniguchi via 2nd round TKO. Taniguchi's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Jerusalem advances his win streak to 9. Jerusalem is now 20-2, and Taniguchi 16-4.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Melvin Jerusalem defeats Yudai Shigeoka via 12-round split decision
  2. Oscar Collazo stops Melvin Jerusalem in the 7th round
  3. Masataka Taniguchi knocks out Wilfredo Méndez in the 11th round
  4. Masataka Taniguchi defeats Kai Ishizawa via 8-round unanimous decision
  5. Vic Saludar defeats Masataka Taniguchi via 12-round unanimous decision
  6. Wanheng Menayothin defeats Melvin Jerusalem via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Melvin Jerusalem knocks out Crison Omayao in the 2nd round