Boxing: Japan's Taniguchi loses unified light flyweight bid vs. Santiago

Japanese challenger Masataka Taniguchi fell short in his bid to become a two-division boxing world champion on Friday, losing to WBA and WBO light flyweight title holder Rene Santiago of Puerto Rico by unanimous decision.The 32-year-old Taniguchi was knocked down in the fifth round and could not make up the points through the remainder of the twelve rounds at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.Taniguchi was aiming to become a world champion for the first time since January 2023, when he relinquished the WBO minimumweight crown.The Tokyo-based southpaw dropped to 21 wins, 15 by knockout, and six losses.T…READ FULL ARTICLE