Tanaka Decisions Taguchi to Retain WBO 112 Belt Saturday in Gifu Japan

By Carlos Costa

In a hard-fought twelve-rounder all-Japanese affair that unfolded mostly in the center of the ring, local Gifu star fighter 3-division world champion Kosei Tanaka (13-0, 7 KO’s) scored a unanimous decision victory over taller and experienced former world titlist Ryoichi Taguchi (27-4-2, 12 KO’s) to retain for a second time his WBO Flyweight World Title today Saturday, March, 16 at Memorial Center in Gifu, Central Japan.

The two warriors engaged in quality blow-by-blow action from the sound of the first bell and never let go.

Officials scores were 119-109 and 117-111 (twice) in favor of the talented 23-year-old Kosei Tanaka, one of the hottest new generation boxers in Japan

The Tanaka vs Taguchi fight can be watched here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5aSvb8XVmI

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The author Carlos Costa is a Panama boxing reporter living in the Philippines. Carlos can be reached by email carlos512@hotmail.com and whatsapp/viber +639184538152.

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