Masataka Taniguchi
Career, Record, Stats
Masataka Taniguchi is a 30-year-old Japanese professional boxer. He is a former strawweight world champion. 8 years, 5 months, and 16 days into his career, Taniguchi's record stands at 18-4, which includes 12 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Masataka Taniguchi's Boxing Career
Masataka Taniguchi was born in Kobe, Japan on January 19, 1994. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on April 3, 2016 against Thawi Chaisat. Taniguchi defeated Chaisat via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Taniguchi got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 13 professional fights. On February 26, 2019 Taniguchi challenged Vic Saludar's WBO strawweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on December 14, 2021 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Wilfredo Méndez, the then-reining WBO strawweight champion, via 11th round TKO. This was his 18th fight as a professional.
Taniguchi's latest fight was a 5th-round TKO victory over Jaysever Abcede at age 30, on May 11, 2024.
Some of Masataka Taniguchi's best fights so far have been against Wilfredo Méndez and Kai Ishizawa. For a complete list of Taniguchi's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Masataka Taniguchi".
Taniguchi has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Masataka Taniguchi Losses".
Masataka Taniguchi's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | May 11, 2024 | 30 |  Jaysever Abcede | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Aug 05, 2023 | 29 | Kenichi Horikawa | win | MD 10 |
20 | Jan 06, 2023 | 28 | 
Melvin Jerusalem 28 19-2  | loss | TKO 2 |
19 | Apr 22, 2022 | 28 | 
Kai Ishizawa 25 10-1 | win | TKO 11 |
18 | Dec 14, 2021 | 27 | 
Wilfredo Méndez 25 16-1 | win | TKO 11 |
17 | Jun 07, 2021 | 27 | Tatsuro Nakashima | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Dec 03, 2020 | 26 | Hizuki Saso | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Sep 21, 2019 | 25 |
Kai Ishizawa 22 6-0 | win | UD 8 |
14 | Feb 26, 2019 | 25 | 
Vic Saludar 28 18-3 | loss | UD 12 |
13 | Nov 13, 2018 | 24 | Joel Lino | win | UD 12 |
12 | Feb 09, 2018 | 24 | Reymark Taday | win | TD 6 |
11 | Dec 31, 2017 | 23 | Patiphan Prajuabsook | win | TKO 3 |
10 | Nov 11, 2017 | 23 | Tsubasa Koura | loss | MD 12 |
9 | Jul 30, 2017 | 23 | Narathip Sungsut | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Jun 27, 2017 | 23 | Benjie Bartolome | win | RTD 1 |
7 | Apr 09, 2017 | 23 | Reiya Konishi | loss | MD 10 |
6 | Dec 31, 2016 | 22 | Vincent Bautista | win | UD 6 |
5 | Oct 13, 2016 | 22 | Dexter Alimento | win | SD 8 |
4 | Aug 07, 2016 | 22 | Chaowalit Choedram | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jun 19, 2016 | 22 | Joey Bactul | win | KO 2 |
2 | May 16, 2016 | 22 | Nonthawat Phengkrajang | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Apr 03, 2016 | 22 | Thawi Chaisat | win | KO 1 |