Nunez vs Rikiishi

Who won Nunez vs Rikiishi?

Eduardo Nunez beat Masanori Rikiishi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Eduardo Nunez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Nunez was defending his his IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Masanori Rikiishi in May 2025. He had held this belt for 23 days.

Also on the undercard Yoshiki Takei was victorious over Yuttapong Tongdee for the WBO World Bantamweight championship, and Tsubasa Narai beat Yuna Hara.

Nunez vs Rikiishi stats

Eduardo Nunez stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Masanori Rikiishi made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Eduardo Nunez was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Rikiishi had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nunez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Eduardo Nunez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Masanori Rikiishi was a southpaw.

Nunez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Rikiishi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Rikiishi's 104.

Eduardo Nunez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Masanori Rikiishi was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Nunez vs Rikiishi form

Eduardo Nunez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Miguel Marriaga on August 31, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar Escandon on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Jesus Martin Ceyca on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Polideportivo Juan S. Millan, Culiacan.

He had beaten Willmank Canonico Brito on September 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Culiacan, Sinaloa.

Activity check

Nunez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nunez vs Rikiishi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which was 6:30 AM EST or 3:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nunez vs Rikiishi?

The DAZN show began at 5:15 AM EST / 2:15 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 10:15 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Nunez vs Rikiishi?

Eduardo Nunez was a 4/9 (-240) favorite going into the contest, while Masanori Rikiishi made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+220) with oddsmakers.