Rodriguez vs Nishida

Who won Rodriguez vs Nishida?

Ryosuke Nishida beat Emmanuel Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 117-110, 115-112 in favor of winner Ryosuke Nishida.

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 IBF bantamweight championship of the world.

Rodriguez vs Nishida stats

Back in May 2024, Emmanuel Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Ryosuke Nishida made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Nishida had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Emmanuel Rodriguez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ryosuke Nishida was a southpaw.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Nishida, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Nishida's 92.

Emmanuel Rodriguez went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA at bantamweight.

Ryosuke Nishida was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Rodriguez vs Nishida form

Emmanuel Rodriguez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Melvin Lopez on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gary Antonio Russell on October 15, 2022, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Going into that contest, his fight against Gary Antonio Russell on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Reymart Gaballo on December 19, 2020, by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had lost to Naoya Inoue on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBA World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Nishida start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Nishida?

Emmanuel Rodriguez was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Ryosuke Nishida made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.