Taniguchi vs Ishizawa (Apr 22, 2022): How to Watch, Start Time, Predictions

On Friday, April 22 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan Masataka Taniguchi will meet Kai Ishizawa for WBO title in a 12-round minimumweight bout.

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	Masataka Taniguchi	Kai Ishizawa
Country	Japan Kobe, Hyogo, Japan	Japan Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Age	28 years	25 years
Pro	6 years	4 years
Height	5′ 4″ (163 cm)	5′ 1½″ (156 cm)
Reach	64½″ (163 cm)	-
Division	minimumweight (105 lbs / 47,63 kg)	minimumweight (105 lbs / 47,63 kg)
Stance	southpaw	orthodox
Titles	WBO (minimumweight)	-
Record	15 - 3 - 0 (10 KOs)	10 - 1 - 0 (9 KOs)
KOs	66%	90%
Inactive	129 days	101 days
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Who has won?

Masataka Taniguchi won by technical knockout (TKO) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Friday, April 22 at 4:30 a.m. ET / 1:30 a.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

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Taniguchi vs. Ishizawa Full Fight Highlights

Taniguchi vs. Ishizawa Fight Promo

Who fights on Friday, April 22?
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
minimumweight (105 lbs)	Masataka Taniguchi (15 - 3 - 0)	Kai Ishizawa (10 - 1 - 0)	For WBO World tit.
super bantamweight (122 lbs)	Yoshiki Takei (3 - 0 - 0)	Shingo Kawamura (15 - 8 - 4)
welterweight (147 lbs)	Jin Sasaki (11 - 1 - 0)	Marcus Smith (7 - 1 - 1)
featherweight (126 lbs)	Keisuke Matsumoto (4 - 0 - 0)	Morihisa Iju (11 - 5 - 0)
flyweight (112 lbs)	Tairan Yokote (7 - 3 - 0)	Tomoki Kawasaki (1 - 2 - 0)
super bantamweight (122 lbs)	Azusa Takeda (5 - 1 - 0)	Motosuke Kimura (3 - 6 - 2)
super middleweight (168 lbs)	Dan D Dillinger (1 - 0 - 0)	Shuhei Uemura (debut)

Masataka Taniguchi

Masataka Taniguchi is a Japanese boxer.
As a professional athlete, Taniguchi has been performing for 6 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Masataka Taniguchi took place on December 14, 2021 against Wilfredo Mendez.
Taniguchi won by technical knockout (TKO).

Masataka Taniguchi vs. Wilfredo Mendez

First world title

On December 14, 2021 Masataka Taniguchi became the WBO minimumweight champion.
The Japanese defeated world champion Wilfredo Mendez.

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WBO World champion Masataka Taniguchi

Boxing record

Total fights: 18
Wins: 15
Wins by KO: 10
Wins by dec: 5
Losses: 3
Losses by KO: 0
Losses by dec: 3
Draws: 0

Professional career

How many fights did Masataka Taniguchi have?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-08-05	Kenichi Horikawa (41 - 18 - 1)	Win MD
2023-01-06	Melvin Jerusalem (19 - 2 - 0)	Loss TKO	WBO World Minimumweight
2022-04-22	Kai Ishizawa (10 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO	WBO World Minimumweight
2021-12-14	Wilfredo Mendez (16 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO	WBO World Minimumweight
2021-06-07	Tatsuro Nakashima (11 - 1 - 1)	Win TKO	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Minimumweight
2020-12-03	Hizuki Saso (12 - 6 - 2)	Win TKO	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Minimumweight (vacant)
2019-09-21	Kai Ishizawa (6 - 0 - 0)	Win UD
2019-02-26	Victorio Saludar (18 - 3 - 0)	Loss UD	WBO World Minimumweight
2018-11-13	Joel Lino (10 - 0 - 1)	Win UD	WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight (vacant)
2018-02-08	Reymark Taday (8 - 3 - 1)	Win TD
2017-12-31	Patiphan Prajuabsook (0 - 1 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-11-11	Tsubasa Koura (11 - 0 - 0)	Loss MD	Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Minimumweight
2017-07-30	Narathip Sungsut (1 - 4 - 0)	Win TKO
2017-06-27	Benjie Bartolome (2 - 10 - 2)	Win RTD
2017-04-09	Reiya Konishi (12 - 0 - 0)	Loss MD	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Minimumweight (vacant)
2016-12-31	Vincent Bautista (5 - 5 - 3)	Win UD
2016-10-13	Dexter Alimento (11 - 0 - 0)	Win SD
2016-08-07	Chaowalit Choedram (0 - 3 - 0)	Win TKO
2016-06-19	Joey Bactul (2 - 8 - 0)	Win KO
2016-05-16	Nonthawat Phengkrajang (debut)	Win TKO
2016-04-03	Thawi Chaisat (0 - 9 - 0)	Win KO

All Masataka Taniguchi's losses

Who all beat Masataka Taniguchi?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-01-06	Melvin Jerusalem (19 - 2 - 0)	Loss TKO	WBO World Minimumweight
2019-02-26	Victorio Saludar (18 - 3 - 0)	Loss UD	WBO World Minimumweight
2017-11-11	Tsubasa Koura (11 - 0 - 0)	Loss MD	Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Minimumweight
2017-04-09	Reiya Konishi (12 - 0 - 0)	Loss MD	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Minimumweight (vacant)

Masataka Taniguchi Highlights

Kai Ishizawa

Kai Ishizawa is a Japanese boxer.
As a professional athlete, Ishizawa has been performing for 4 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Kai Ishizawa took place on January 11, 2022 against Katsuki Mori.
Ishizawa won by knockout (KO).

Boxing record

Total fights: 11
Wins: 10
Wins by KO: 9
Wins by dec: 1
Losses: 1
Losses by KO: 0
Losses by dec: 1
Draws: 0

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-10-12	Vince Paras (19 - 2 - 1)	Loss SD
2023-06-12	Jaysever Abcede (21 - 12 - 0)	Win KO
2022-04-22	Masataka Taniguchi (15 - 3 - 0)	Loss TKO	WBO World Minimumweight
2022-01-11	Katsuki Mori (9 - 0 - 0)	Win KO	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Minimumweight (vacant)
2021-10-08	Naoya Haruguchi (18 - 11 - 0)	Win TKO
2021-04-21	Yuni Takada (8 - 6 - 2)	Win MD	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Youth Minimumweight
2020-10-13	Masashi Tada (13 - 7 - 3)	Win TKO
2019-09-21	Masataka Taniguchi (11 - 3 - 0)	Loss UD
2019-06-01	Silem Serang (13 - 19 - 2)	Win TKO
2018-11-10	Yuga Inoue (7 - 0 - 1)	Win TKO	Japan Boxing Commission Japanese Youth Minimumweight (vacant)
2018-04-08	Tatsuro Nakashima (7 - 0 - 1)	Win TKO
2018-01-30	Narathip Sungsut (1 - 5 - 0)	Win KO
2017-08-04	Yoshimitsu Kushibe (6 - 3 - 2)	Win TKO
2017-06-03	Phongsaphon Panyakum (debut)	Win KO

All Kai Ishizawa's losses

Who all beat Kai Ishizawa?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2023-10-12	Vince Paras (19 - 2 - 1)	Loss SD
2022-04-22	Masataka Taniguchi (15 - 3 - 0)	Loss TKO	WBO World Minimumweight
2019-09-21	Masataka Taniguchi (11 - 3 - 0)	Loss UD

Kai Ishizawa Highlights

Latest Odds

Taniguchi to win: 1/3
Ishizawa to win: 2/1
Draw: 19/1

Prediction

Who will win: Taniguchi or Ishizawa?

Taniguchi and Ishizawa are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the boxers will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Kai Ishizawa will win by technical knockout.

- Jacob Baker,
sports editor

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