The Wba light-Flw champion Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-2-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 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 won six consecutive bouts beating Juan Jose Landaeta in 2016 (=Taguchi vs Landaeta).
His opponent, the former Wba minimumweight champion Ryo Miyazaki, has a record of 24-1-3 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He also suffered his last defeat in 2013, against Teerapong Uthaida, and then he has won four fights. Taguchi vs Miyazaki is valid for the WBA World light flyweight title; undercard of Luis Concepcion vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ryo Miyazaki fight videos
2013 BOXING fight – Ryo Miyazaki vs Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr – full fight Video
Review: 2013-12-31, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Ryo Miyazaki vs Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr gets two. The undefeated Ryo Miyazaki (20-0-3, 11 KOs) entered as the No.3 light flyweight in the world while Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (22-2-0, 14 KOs) entered as the No.38. Miyazaki vs Sakkreerin is on the undercard of Kazuto Ioka vs Felix Alvarado. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Ryo Miyazaki vs Carlos Velarde – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-05-08, pretty good fight with a spectacular finish: Ryo Miyazaki vs Carlos Velarde is very close to get four stars! The undefeated Ryo Miyazaki (18-0-3, 10 KOs) entered as the No.4 minimumweight in the world while Carlos Velarde (23-2-1, 13 KOs) entered as the No.27. Miyazaki vs Velarde is valid for the WBA World minimumweight title (Miyazaki’s first defense); undercard of Kazuto Ioka vs Wisanu Kokietgym. Watch the video!