Junto Nakatani vs Ryosuke Nishida preview
When is Nakatani vs Nishida?
Junto Nakatani will fight Ryosuke Nishida on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.
The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
This contest is for the unified bantamweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBC belts on the line.
Nakatani will be making his 4th 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, 2 months and 18 days.
Nishida will be making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Emmanuel Rodriguez in May 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year and 9 days.
Also on the undercard will be Tenshin Nasukawa’s and Victor Santillan’s contest, and Van Thao Tran’s and Tomoya Tsuboi’s bout.
Nakatani vs Nishida stats
Junto Nakatani steps 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 will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 2 of those by knockout.
The stats suggest Nakatani has a massive power advantage over Nishida, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Nishida’s 20%.
Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.
Nishida has a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Junto Nakatani and Ryosuke Nishida fight out of a southpaw stance.
Nakatani is 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 has fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Nishida’s 92.
Junto Nakatani goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at bantamweight.
Ryosuke Nishida is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the 118lb division.
Nakatani vs Nishida form
Nakatani remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he 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 have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.
Nishida’s last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.3 rounds on average.
What time does Nakatani vs Nishida start?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which is 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.