One of the first fights of the years sees two minimumweight title fights on the line in Japan later today.
First on the undercard is Masataka Taniguchi, who will take on Melvin Jerusalem for the Taniguchi's WBO world championship.
Jerusalem's most recent bought was in August 2022, when he beat Michael Camelion.
Taniguchi fought last in April, when he won against Kai Ishizawa to defend his title.
Also on the card is the IBF championship fight between Daniel Valladares and Ginjiro Shigeoka as the headline event.
Here's everything you need to know about Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem.
When is Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem? Date, start time today
- Date: Friday, January 6
- Main card: 9 p.m. JST / 12 p.m. GMT / 7 a.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. JST / 2 p.m. GMT / 9 a.m. ET
The main card is set to get underway at 9 p.m. JST / 12 p.m. GMT / 7 a.m. ET with the Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem ringwalks scheduled for 11 p.m. JST / 2 p.m. GMT / 9 a.m. ET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem on today?
- US: N/A
- UK: N/A
There are no confirmed broadcasters for the event in the US or UK at the time of writing.
Where is the Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem fight today?
The fight will take place at the EDION Arena, Osaka, Japan.
Masataka Taniguchi record and bio
- Nationality: Japanese
- Date of Birth: January 19, 1994
- Height: 5' 4"
- Reach: 64.5"
- Total Fights: 19
- Record: 16-3 (11 KOs)
Melvin Jerusalem record and bio
- Nationality: Filipino
- Date of Birth: February 22, 1994
- Height: 5' 2"
- Reach: N/A
- Total Fights: 21
- Record: 19-2 (11 KOs)
Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem fight card
- Daniel Valladares vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka; For Valladares' IBF world minimumweight championship
- Yoshimitsu Kimura vs. Masanori Rikiishi; For the WBO Asia Pacific super featherweight championship
- Masataka Taniguchi vs. Melvin Jerusalem; For Taniguchi's WBO world minimumweight championship
- Mugicha Nakagawa vs. Kenya Yamashita; Featherweight
- Ryoma Morimoto vs. Hiroki Shibano; Super flyweight
- Ayumu Hanada vs. Azael Villar; Flyweight
- Tsubasa Narai vs. Hiro Ichimichi; Super featherweight
- Hiroshige Osawa vs. Kazuki Higuchi; Super lightweight
- Brandon Tajima vs. Vedant Agarwal; Heavyweight
- Satoshi Ishii vs. Chang Soo Han; Heavyweight
- Ryo Yabubuki vs. Hiroki Fukushige; Welterweight