Japan's Ryoichi Taguchi defeated Milan Melindo of the Philippines by decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his own WBA title on Sunday.It was the finale of a world title tripleheader at Tokyo's Ota Gymnasium that saw IBF minimumweight champ Hiroto Kyoguchi and WBO flyweight champ Sho Kimura each retain their titles.The lanky 31-year-old Taguchi got off to a cautious start, jabbing and keeping the stocky but cat-quick Melindo from closing and unloading on him with his ferocious combinations.But while the Filipino appeared to land the fiercest blows, Taguchi opened cuts over both o…READ FULL ARTICLE
