Ryoichi Taguchi Record
| Total Fights | 33 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 27 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 3 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 7 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 4 |
| KO Wins | 12 |
| KO Losses | 0 |
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What is Ryoichi Taguchi's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 12 years and seven months, Ryoichi Taguchi fought 33 times with 27 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws.
Taguchi retired from professional boxing with a record of 27-4-2, which included three light-flyweight world-title wins and seven successful title defense fights. He had a 36.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 12 of his total 33 fights being knockout wins, four of which were in title fights. Taguchi never lost via knockout.
His last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision defeat to Kosei Tanaka on March 16, 2019. Taguchi was fighting for the flyweight WBO title.
Some of Taguchi's best fights and notable victories include wins over Milan Melindo, Kwanthai Sithmorseng, Robert Barrera, Juan Jose Landaeta, Ryo Miyazaki, Luis de la Rosa, and Alberto Rossel.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Mar 16, 2019 | 32 | Kosei Tanaka | Loss * | UD |
| 32 | May 20, 2018 | 31 | Hekkie Budler | Loss * | UD |
| 31 | Dec 31, 2017 | 31 | Milan Melindo | Win * | UD |
| 30 | Jul 23, 2017 | 30 | Robert Barrera | Win * | TKO9 |
| 29 | Dec 31, 2016 | 30 | Carlos Cañizales | Draw * | SD |
| 28 | Aug 31, 2016 | 29 | Ryo Miyazaki | Win * | UD |
| 27 | Apr 27, 2016 | 29 | Juan Jose Landaeta | Win * | RTD11 |
| 26 | Dec 31, 2015 | 29 | Luis de la Rosa | Win * | RTD9 |
| 25 | May 6, 2015 | 28 | Kwanthai Sithmorseng | Win * | TKO8 |
| 24 | Dec 31, 2014 | 28 | Alberto Rossel | Win * | UD |
| 23 | Jul 5, 2014 | 27 | Florante Condes | Win | UD |
| 22 | Dec 31, 2013 | 27 | Ryan Bito | Win | UD |
| 21 | Aug 25, 2013 | 26 | Naoya Inoue | Loss | UD |
| 20 | Apr 3, 2013 | 26 | Yuki Chinen | Win | UD |
| 19 | Jul 16, 2012 | 25 | Eakkasit Jaikongkaew | Win | KO1 |
| 18 | Mar 12, 2012 | 25 | Masayuki Kuroda | Draw | SD |
| 17 | Oct 15, 2011 | 24 | Yu Kimura | Win | TKO6 |
| 16 | Jul 5, 2011 | 24 | Tetsuya Hisada | Win | UD |
| 15 | Jan 28, 2011 | 24 | Keiichi Numata | Win | TKO8 |
| 14 | Oct 1, 2010 | 23 | Toshimasa Ouchi | Win | TKO7 |
| 13 | Jul 28, 2010 | 23 | Seiya Hirakawa | Win | TKO6 |
| 12 | Apr 11, 2010 | 23 | Sho Nakazawa | Win | UD |
| 11 | Dec 28, 2009 | 23 | Norihito Tanaka | Win | DQ |
| 10 | Aug 1, 2009 | 22 | Masayoshi Segawa | Loss | UD |
| 9 | Feb 7, 2009 | 22 | Pattana Tadniyom | Win | KO2 |
| 8 | Mar 27, 2008 | 21 | Shintaro Sue | Win | UD |
| 7 | Dec 22, 2007 | 21 | Sho Nakazawa | Win | UD |
| 6 | Nov 4, 2007 | 20 | Masayoshi Takashima | Win | UD |
| 5 | Sep 27, 2007 | 20 | Kazuki Oshiro | Win | UD |
| 4 | Jun 6, 2007 | 20 | Taisei Hirano | Win | UD |
| 3 | Dec 11, 2006 | 20 | Ryu Onigashima | Win | UD |
| 2 | Sep 27, 2006 | 19 | Akihiro Konya | Win | TKO3 |
| 1 | Jul 19, 2006 | 19 | Tomohiro Seo | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Ryoichi Taguchi is a 37-year old retired Japanese professional boxer. He was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 1, 1986. He is a former light-flyweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 2006 to 2019.
Taguchi made his professional boxing debut against Tomohiro Seo at the age of 19 on July 19, 2006, defeating Seo via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 8 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on December 31, 2014 after 23 professional fights, against Alberto Rossel for the light-flyweight WBA title. He defeated Rossel via 12 round unanimous decision to become the light-flyweight champion of the world.
Ryoichi Taguchi was a one-time unified light-flyweight world champion, and has won three world titles at light-flyweight. For all the details about Taguchi's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Taguchi had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was on March 16, 2019 against fellow Japanese boxer Kosei Tanaka for Tanaka's flyweight WBO title. Taguchi lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 5 years, 1 month, and 8 days since this fight.
Championships
Taguchi had a total of 10 world-title fights, which includes winning three world titles and seven successful title defenses. He won seven of these fights, lost two, and drew in one.
Title Wins
Ryoichi Taguchi fought for light-flyweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights. In total, he won three light-flyweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017^ | Milan Melindo | Light-flyweight | IBF, The Ring* | UD |
| Dec 31, 2014 | Alberto Rossel | Light-flyweight | WBA | UD |
Title Defenses
Ryoichi Taguchi had eight light-flyweight world-title defense fights. He won seven of them and lost only once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017^ | Milan Melindo | Light-flyweight | WBA (Unified) | UD |
| Jul 23, 2017 | Robert Barrera | Light-flyweight | WBA | TKO |
| Dec 31, 2016 | Carlos Cañizales | Light-flyweight | WBA | SD (draw) |
| Aug 31, 2016 | Ryo Miyazaki | Light-flyweight | WBA | UD |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Juan Jose Landaeta | Light-flyweight | WBA | RTD |
| Dec 31, 2015 | Luis de la Rosa | Light-flyweight | WBA | RTD |
| May 6, 2015 | Kwanthai Sithmorseng | Light-flyweight | WBA | TKO |
Title Losses
Ryoichi Taguchi lost one world-title defense fight, and lost three titles in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2018 | Hekkie Budler | Light-flyweight | WBA (Unified), IBF, The Ring | UD |
Highlights
Taguchi fought a total of 33 times during his professional career, which includes 10 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He did well in terms of accolades, but his peformances were rather underwhelming. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
December 31, 2014: Taguchi wins his first world title by defeating Alberto Rossel via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the WBA light-flyweight world champion.
December 31, 2017: Taguchi becomes a unified light-flyweight world champion by beating Milan Melindo via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA (Unified), IBF, and The Ring light-flyweight world-champion belts.
FAQs
How many KOs does Ryoichi Taguchi have on his record?
Taguchi knocked out 12 of his 33 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 36.4%. Of his total 27 wins, 12 of them were via KO (44.4%).
What was Ryoichi Taguchi's first world title win?
Taguchi's first world-title win was the WBA belt at light-flyweight. He defeated Alberto Rossel via 12 round unanimous decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Ryoichi Taguchi win?
Taguchi won three world titles at light-flyweight.
How many title defenses did Ryoichi Taguchi make?
Taguchi had a total of eight title defense fights. He was successful seven times and lost one time.