Inoue vs Nishida

When is Inoue vs Nishida?

Takuma Inoue could face Ryosuke Nishida in Summer 2026 Japan.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Inoue would be defending his WBC World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Tenshin Nasukawa in November 2025. He has held this belt for 3 months and 3 days.

Inoue vs Nishida stats

Takuma Inoue would step into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryosuke Nishida would make his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a slight advantage in power over Nishida, with a 24% knockout percentage compared to Nishida's 18%.

Takuma Inoue is the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Nishida has a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Takuma Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Ryosuke Nishida is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years earlier than Nishida, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 110 more professional rounds, totaling 215 compared to Nishida's 105.

Takuma Inoue goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at bantamweight.

Inoue vs Nishida form

Inoue has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Tenshin Nasukawa on November 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Seiya Tsutsumi on October 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sho Ishida on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Jerwin Ancajas on February 24, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had won against Liborio Solis on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Nishida has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Bryan Mercado Vazquez on February 15, 2026, by technical decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight eliminator fight at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Junto Nakatani on June 8, 2025, by technical decision in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anuchai Donsua on December 15, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka.

Before that, he had defeated Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had won against Christian Medina on August 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryosuke Nishida has been fighting more than Takuma Inoue.

Takuma Inoue last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Ryosuke Nishida's last outing was 3 months and 2 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Nishida's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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