Meaning of 味を増した


What is the meaning of 味を増した in the following sentence? Context: Two boxers
meet after a long time, but Boxer A isn't in a good mood because is worried
about his imminent qualifying match. So Boxer B has the following thoughts (I
divided the sentence as it is in the manga):

> せっかくの再会なのに残念 / そんなに思い詰める程ヤバイ相手なんだ… / より **味を増した** キミでも？

My rough translation of it would be `What a shame, now that we met again. Did
he get an opponent even stronger than him?`, but I don't understand the exact
meaning of 味を増した. I am also not sure about より being a comparative there, it is
strangely placed in the sentence and there's a little space after it. Thank
you for your help!




Fermented food like _natto_ , _miso_ and _cheese_ will gain stronger taste and
smell over time. 味が増す (literally "taste increases") figuratively refers to
this phenomenon. It means to grow old but experienced and mature as a veteran.
より is simply "more" here (see: [Use of より in this
sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/48962/5010)). For example
年齢を重ねてより味が増した俳優 refers to a good-looking middle-aged actor.




Fermented food like _natto_ , _miso_ and _cheese_ will gain stronger taste and
smell over time. 味が増す (literally "taste increases") figuratively refers to
this phenomenon. It means to grow old but experienced and mature as a veteran.
より is simply "more" here (see: [Use of より in this
sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/48962/5010)). For example
年齢を重ねてより味が増した俳優 refers to a good-looking middle-aged actor.

