Nakatani vs Nishida

Who won Nakatani vs Nishida?

Junto Nakatani beat Ryosuke Nishida by technical knockout in the 6th round on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 59-55, 58-56, 58-56 in favor of winner Junto Nakatani.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the unified bantamweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBC belts on the line.

Nakatani was making his 5th defense of the WBC World Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Alejandro Santiago in February 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 3 months and 25 days.

He was also defending IBF World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Ryosuke Nishida in June 2025. He had held this title for 12 days.

Also on the undercard Tenshin Nasukawa was victorious over Victor Santillan, and Van Thao Tran lost to Tomoya Tsuboi.

Nakatani vs Nishida stats

Junto Nakatani stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryosuke Nishida made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 2 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Nakatani had a massive power advantage over Nishida, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Nishida's 20%.

Junto Nakatani was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Nishida had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Junto Nakatani and Ryosuke Nishida fought out of a southpaw stance.

Nakatani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Nishida, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Nishida's 98.

Nakatani vs Nishida form

Nakatani remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Cuellar Contreras on February 24, 2025, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vincent Astrolabio on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Alejandro Santiago on February 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had won against Argi Cortes on September 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Activity check

Nakatani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Nishida's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

What time did Nakatani vs Nishida start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nakatani vs Nishida?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Nakatani vs Nishida?

Junto Nakatani was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Ryosuke Nishida made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.