Donaire vs Masuda

When is Donaire vs Masuda?

Nonito Donaire is set to fight Riku Masuda on Sunday, March 15th, 2026, at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest is a final eliminator for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard will be Anthony Olascuaga's and Jukiya Iimura's fight for the WBO World Flyweight championship, Thammanoon Niyomtrong's and Shokichi Iwata's contest for the WBC World Light Flyweight belt, and Ryusei Matsumoto's and Yuni Takada's bout.

Donaire vs Masuda stats

Nonito Donaire steps into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 9 losses, and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Riku Masuda will make his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Masuda has a large advantage in power over Donaire, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 65%.

Nonito Donaire is the older man by 15 years, at 43 years old.

Masuda has a height advantage of 1 inch over Donaire. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nonito Donaire fights out of the orthodox stance, while Riku Masuda is a southpaw.

Donaire is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 42 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 21 years and 4 months earlier than Masuda, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 289 more professional rounds, totaling 332 compared to Masuda's 43.

Nonito Donaire goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at bantamweight.

Riku Masuda is currently ranked number 4 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 9 by The Ring in the 118lb division.

Donaire vs Masuda form

Donaire has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Seiya Tsutsumi on December 17, 2025, by split decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andres Campos on June 14, 2025, by split decision in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alejandro Santiago on July 29, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on June 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had beaten Reymart Gaballo on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Activity check

Donaire's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Masuda's last 3 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time does Donaire vs Masuda start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan, which is 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Donaire vs Masuda?

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