Milan Melindo vs Ryoichi Taguchi
On December 31, 2017, Milan Melindo (37-2, 13 KOs), the light-flyweight IBF champion, and the light-flyweight WBA champion Ryoichi Taguchi (26-2-2, 12 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight. The vacant The Ring light-flyweight title is also on the line.
Melindo vs Taguchi Stats
Milan Melindo is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Hekkie Budler, 3 months and 15 days ago. Ryoichi Taguchi is on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Robert Barrera, 5 months and 8 days ago.
Melindo vs Taguchi Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 96.7-3.3 in favor of Ryoichi Taguchi. Milan Melindo won't be able to do much against Taguchi.
Melindo vs Taguchi Result
Ryoichi Taguchi defeated Milan Melindo via unanimous decision and unifies the IBF, WBA, and The Ring light-flyweight titles. Taguchi improves his record to 27-2-2, while Melindo adds a loss to his record at 37-3.