Masataka Taniguchi vs Melvin Jerusalem
On January 6, 2023, Masataka Taniguchi (16-3, 11 KOs), the strawweight WBO champion, defends his title against the reigning WBC strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem (19-2, 11 KOs).
Taniguchi vs Jerusalem Stats
Masataka Taniguchi is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Kai Ishizawa, 8 months and 15 days ago. Melvin Jerusalem is on a 8-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Michael Camelion, 4 months and 13 days ago.
Taniguchi vs Jerusalem Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 82.2-17.8 in favor of Melvin Jerusalem. Masataka Taniguchi is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Jerusalem should win this fight.
Taniguchi vs Jerusalem Result
Melvin Jerusalem made very easy work of Masataka Taniguchi, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Jerusalem improves his record to 20-2 (12 KOs), while Taniguchi adds a loss to his record at 16-4.