Ryoichi Taguchi Vs Takashi Uchiyama exhibition announced!
Back in November we reported that Ryoichi Taguchi (27-4-2, 12) [田口良一] would be taking part in his retirement ceremony on December 10th as part of the Dangan and Guts Fighting card. Today we learned that part of that ceremony will see Taguchi take part in an exhibition with former WBA Super Featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama [内山 高志].
The two men were the two previous faces of the Watanabe gym, and Uchiyama was often seen as an older brother type to Taguchi, so to see the two taking part in this sparring event is rather symbolic, as the end of era for the gym, which is now bringing through a new generation of fighter, thanks to success of Taguchi and Uchiyama.
The exhibition will come before the show's main event, which will see OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (8-0-1, 3) [三代大訓] defending his title against Yoshimitsu Kimura (12-1, 7) [木村吉光].
The two men were the two previous faces of the Watanabe gym, and Uchiyama was often seen as an older brother type to Taguchi, so to see the two taking part in this sparring event is rather symbolic, as the end of era for the gym, which is now bringing through a new generation of fighter, thanks to success of Taguchi and Uchiyama.
The exhibition will come before the show's main event, which will see OPBF Super Featherweight champion Hironori Mishiro (8-0-1, 3) [三代大訓] defending his title against Yoshimitsu Kimura (12-1, 7) [木村吉光].