When is Nishida vs Ancajas?
Ryosuke Nishida could fight Jerwin Ancajas in Spring 2026 the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).
The contest would be an eliminator for the IBF super bantamweight championship of the world.
Nishida vs Ancajas stats
Ryosuke Nishida would step into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jerwin Ancajas would make his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Ancajas would have a massive power advantage over Nishida, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Nishida's 20%.
Ryosuke Nishida is the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.
Nishida has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ancajas. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Ryosuke Nishida fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jerwin Ancajas is an orthodox fighter.
Nishida is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 10 years and 4 months later than Ancajas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 174 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Ancajas' 272.
Ryosuke Nishida goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the IBF at super bantamweight.
Jerwin Ancajas is currently ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 122lb division.
Nishida vs Ancajas form
Ancajas has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Ruben Dario Casero on August 2, 2025, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Takuma Inoue on February 24, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Wilner Soto on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.
Before that, he had lost to Fernando Martinez on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson.
He had been beaten by Fernando Martinez on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Activity check
Nishida's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.3 rounds on average.
Ancajas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
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