Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 22-2-1 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He lost to Naoya Inoue in 2013 but since then he has collected four victories winning over Kwanthai Sithmorseng in 2015 (=Taguchi vs Sithmorseng).
His opponent, Luis de la Rosa, has a record of 24-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.84 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three fights, against Gustavo Cortes; before this bout he had lost to Alexis Diaz and Zou Shiming (=Shiming vs De la Rosa). Taguchi vs de la Rosa is valid for the WBA World light flyweight title (held by Taguchi); undercard of Takashi Uchiyama vs Oliver Flores. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Luis De la Rosa fight videos
2014 BOXING fight – Zou Shiming vs Luis De la Rosa – fight Video
Review: 2014-07-19, good fight between Zou Shiming and Luis De la Rosa: it gets three stars. The undefeated 2008 and 2012 Olympic light flyweight gold medalist Zou Shiming entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 4-0-0 (1 knockout), he has already fought in 2014 beating Yokthong KKP in February.
His opponent, Luis De la Rosa, has a record of 23-3-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 light flyweight in the world, he suffered all his three defeats in world title fights: against Raul Garcia in 2010, and against Merlito Sabillo and Moises Fuentes in 2013 (=Fuentes vs De la Rosa). Shiming vs De la Rosa is valid for the vacant WBO International flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 BOXING fight – Moises Fuentes vs Luis De la Rosa – full fight Video
Review: 2013-09-07, aggressive start and two knockdowns: Moises Fuentes vs Luis De la Rosa gets three stars. Moises Fuentes (17-1-1, 8 KOs) entered as the No.10 light flyweight in the world while Luis De la Rosa (22-2-1, 12 KOs) entered as the No.65. Fuentes vs De la Rosa is valid for the interim WBO light flyweight title. Watch the video!