On February 26, 2019, Vic Saludar (18-3, 10 KOs), the strawweight WBO champion, defends his title against Japanese challenger, Masataka Taniguchi (11-2, 7 KOs).
Vic Saludar is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Ryuya Yamanaka, 7 months and 13 days ago. Masataka Taniguchi is on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Joel Lino, 3 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vic Saludar at 99-1 winning odds. Masataka Taniguchi really doesn't have much to present against Saludar.
Vic Saludar defeated Masataka Taniguchi via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO strawweight title. Saludar improves his record to 19-3, while Taniguchi adds a loss to his record at 11-3.