WBO = World Boxing Organization, a minimum-class title match was held in Tokyo, and champion Masataka Taniguchi defended Kai Ishizawa for the first time in 11 rounds with a technical knockout victory.

Regarding this game, Ishizawa lost his qualification as a challenger by exceeding the minimum weight limit on the previous day, but in discussions between the two camps, if the weight on the day is within 3 kg from the weight limit, The match was to be held, and the conditions were cleared.