VS
Autumn/Fall 2026
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Super Bantamweight
11-1-0
37-4-2

Eliminator For

IBF World Junior Featherweight Championship

The tape

29
Age
34
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 6" / 168 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
66.5" / 169 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

TD 7RTD 6KO 7UD 12UD 12
Form
MD 8KO 9TKO 5UD 12UD 12
11
Wins
37
2
By KO
24
18
KO%
65
1
Losses
4
1
Stopped
1
0
Draws
2
2019
Debut
2009
105
Pro rounds
272

Current rankings @ Super Bantamweight

8
Box.Live
16
8
The Ring
-
-
WBA
-
8
WBC
-
-
WBO
7
8
IBF
12

Ryosuke Nishida vs Jerwin Ancajas preview


When is Nishida vs Ancajas?

Ryosuke Nishida could fight Jerwin Ancajas in Autumn/Fall 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 11 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 18%.

Ryosuke Nishida is the younger man by 5 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 31 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 167 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Ancajas' 272.

Ryosuke Nishida goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 8 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring at super bantamweight.

Jerwin Ancajas is currently ranked number 7 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Nishida vs Ancajas form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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 beaten 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.

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

In his last fight, he beat 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 lost to 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 beaten Wilner Soto on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Fernando Martinez on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson.

He had lost to 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

In terms of recent activity, Ryosuke Nishida has been fighting more than Jerwin Ancajas.

Ryosuke Nishida last fought 7 months and 2 days ago, while Jerwin Ancajas' last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 15 days ago.

Nishida's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Ancajas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 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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