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Triple world boxing title matches slated for Dec. 31

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, WBA super featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama and ninth-ranked WBA light flyweight Ryoichi Taguchi (from L) pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, prior to their world title matches on Dec. 31.

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Boxing: Taguchi, Kono set for 4th title defense in August

Undated combined photo shows WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (L) and WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, both of Japan. Taguchi and Kono will make their fourth title defenses at Ota Ward Gymansium in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, against top-ranked Japanese challenger Ryo Miyazaki and interim champion Luis Concepcion of Panama, respectively, their Watanabe Gym said on July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taguchi defends WBA light fly title

WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi of Japan (R) faces off against seventh-ranked Venezuelan Juan Landaeta in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Taguchi successfully defended his title for a third time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taguchi defends WBA light fly title

WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi of Japan (R) faces off against seventh-ranked Venezuelan Juan Landaeta in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Taguchi successfully defended his title for a third time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uchiyama to make 11th defense of super feather title

Japanese boxer Takashi Uchiyama (L), the super champion of the WBA's super featherweight division, and WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi pose for a photo at their Watanabe Gym in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015. Uchiyama and Taguchi will defend their titles in Tokyo on New Year's Eve against opponents to be named later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Taguchi elated by retaining WBA light flyweight title

Japan's WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi thrusts his fist in Tokyo on May 6, 2015, after successfully defending his title for the first time by beating Thai challenger Kwanthai Sithmorseng with an eighth-round TKO. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Taguchi retains WBA light flyweight title with TKO

Japan's WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi lands a left hook to the body of Thailand's Kwanthai Sithmorseng in the fifth round of a scheduled 12-rounder in Tokyo on May 6, 2015, as he stopped the challenger in the eighth round to retain the title in his first fight as champion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uchiyama, Taguchi to defend WBA titles in May

WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (L) and light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi pose for a photo at a press conference at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on March 20, 2015. Their Watanabe Gym said the two boxers will defend their titles on May 6 at Ota Ward gymnasium in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Triple world boxing title matches slated for Dec. 31

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, WBA super featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama and ninth-ranked WBA light flyweight Ryoichi Taguchi (from L) pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, prior to their world title matches on Dec. 31. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Taguchi to defend WBA, IBF light flyweight titles

Japan's Ryoichi Taguchi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 4, 2018, about defense of his WBA and IBF light flyweight titles in a match against South African Hekkie Budler on May 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi to defend WBA, IBF light flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L), IBF and WBA light flyweight champions, and Hiroto Kyoguchi, IBF minimumweight champion, pose with their belts at a press conference in Tokyo on April 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: World title tripleheader

WBA and IBF light flyweight champ Ryoichi Taguchi (L) and IBF minimumweight champ Hiroto Kyoguchi pose for photos with their belts in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2018, after winning their respective bouts in a world title tripleheader the previous night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L) lands a jab on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L) lands a jab on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) lands a punch on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) lands a punch on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Boxers ready for world triple header in Tokyo

Boxers (from left) Toshiyuki Igarashi, Sho Kimura, Ryoichi Taguchi, Milan Melindo, Hiroto Kyoguchi and Carlos Buitrago pose at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 30, 2017 ahead of a New Year's Eve world title tripleheader at Tokyo's Ota City General Gymnasium (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Japan's Taguchi defended WBA light flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) punches Robert Barrera of Colombia during a WBA light flyweight title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 23, 2017. Taguchi defended his WBA title for the sixth time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Japan's Taguchi defended WBA light flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) punches Robert Barrera of Colombia during a WBA light flyweight title match at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 23, 2017. Taguchi defended his WBA title for the sixth time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Japan's Taguchi defends WBA light flyweight title

Ryoichi Taguchi (C) celebrates after beating Robert Barrera of Colombia by technical knockout in the ninth round at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 23, 2017, defending his WBA light flyweight title for the sixth time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi to make 6th title defense in July

WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (C) of Japan poses for a photo with his fellow Watanabe Gym boxers Kohei Kono (L) and Hiroto Kyoguchi at a press conference in Tokyo on June 14, 2017. Taguchi will make his sixth title defense in Tokyo on July 23 against Colombia's Robert Barrera. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi, Canizales ready for WBA title bout

WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (R) of Japan and third-ranked Carlos Canizales of Venezuela pose for a photo after a signing ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2016, two days before their title bout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taguchi defends championship in WBA title match

WBA World light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi (R) faces off against the No. 1-ranked Ryo Miyazaki in a title match in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016. Taguchi won on decision to defend his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo