Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-04-03, boxing match not so exciting: Rene Santiago vs Masataka Taniguchi gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2026).Taniguchi vs Santiago is scheduled to take place Friday, April 3rd, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo (Japan), in a 12-round light flyweight (108 lbs, 49.0 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBA and WBO world light-flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Rene Santiago record
The Wba and Wbo light-Flw champion Rene Santiago entered this fight with a boxing record of 15-4-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light flyweight in the world.
He lost to Jonathan Gonzalez in 2024 (Jonathan Gonzalez vs Rene Santiago) but then he has defeated Ricardo Astuvilca, Shokichi Iwata (Shokichi Iwata vs Rene Santiago) and Kyosuke Takami (Kyosuke Takami vs Rene Santiago).
Masataka Taniguchi record
His opponent, the former Wbo champ Masataka Taniguchi, has an official record of 21-5-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the light flyweight division.
He was defeated by Thanongsak Simsri in 2024 but then he has won over Condor Inaba and Takeru Inoue.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Rene Santiago vs Masataka Taniguchi as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Santiago vs Taniguchi fight?
Rene Santiago defeated Masataka Taniguchi via unanimous decision. Scores were 117-110, 116-111, 114-113.
