Nishida vs Reyes

When is Nishida vs Reyes?

Ryosuke Nishida could potentially square off against Jose Salas Reyes in Autumn/Fall 2026 Tokyo.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Salas would be defending his IBF World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Landi Ngxeke in December 2025. He has held this belt for 2 months and 4 days.

Nishida vs Reyes 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.

Jose Salas Reyes would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Salas would have a massive power advantage over Nishida, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Nishida's 18%.

Ryosuke Nishida is the older man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Both Ryosuke Nishida and Jose Salas Reyes fight out of a southpaw stance.

Nishida's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Salas', having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 11 months earlier than Salas, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Salas' 81.

Ryosuke Nishida goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at bantamweight.

Jose Salas Reyes is currently ranked number 7 by The Ring in the 118lb division.

Nishida vs Reyes 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.

Activity check

Nishida's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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