Ryosuke Nishida Explained

Ryosuke Nishida
Birth Date:7 August 1996
Birth Place:Kashiba, Nara, Japan
Weight:Bantamweight
Height:5 ft 7 in
Reach:68 in
Style:Southpaw
Total:9
Wins:9
Ko:1

is a Japanese professional boxer, who has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title since May 2024.

Professional boxing career

Nishida began boxing while attending the Nara Prefectural Oji Technical High School, during which time he won the national high school boxing tournament.[1] Nishida continued training boxing at the Rokushima Boxing Gym while attending the Kindai University, but stopped training after graduating to work in the food industry. He once again took up boxing early in 2019.[2] Nishida made his professional boxing debut against Sakol Ketkul on 3 October 2019. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[3]

Nishida faced the journeyman Pablito Canada in his second professional six-round bout on 22 December 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 60–52 in his favor. Nishida faced the former Japanese bantamweight champion Shohei Omori in his first eight-round bout on 19 December 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 79–73, 78–74 and 78–74.[4]

After winning his first three professional fights, Nishida was booked to challenge the former WBC flyweight and reigning WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion Daigo Higa on 24 April 2021.[5] [6] Nishida captured his first professional title by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 117–111 and one scorecard of 118–110.[7]

Nishida made his first WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title defense against Tetsuro Ohashi on 19 December 2021, in the main event of a "Muto Promotions" card which took place at the Sumiyoshi Ward Center in Osaka, Japan. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–110, 119–109 and 116–112.[8] [9]

Nishida made his second WBO Asia Pacific title defense against the #15 ranked OPBF bantamweight contender Aljum Pelesio. The title bout headlined the "You Will Be the Champion 14" event, which took place at the Sumiyoshi Ward Center in Osaka, Japan on 9 October 2022.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him all ten rounds of the bout.[11]

Nishida made his third WBO Asia Pacific title defense against Songsaeng Phoyaem, in the main event of "3150 FIGHT SURVIVAL", which took place on 1 April 2023 at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 120–107 in his favor.[13]

Nishida faced Christian Medina Jimenez in an IBF bantamweight title eliminator on 11 August 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–110, 117–111 and 116–112.[14]

Nishida defeated Emmanuel Rodríguez by unanimous decision in Osaka, Japan, on 4 May 2024 to become the IBF bantamweight world champion.[15]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Win9–0Emmanuel RodríguezUD124 May 2024
8Win8–0Christian JimenezUD1211 Aug 2023
7Win7–0Songsaeng PhoyaemUD121 Apr 2023
6Win6–0Aljum PelesioUD109 Oct 2022
5Win5–0Tetsuro OhashiUD1219 Dec 2021
4Win4–0Daigo HigaUD1224 Apr 2021
3Win3–0Shohei OmoriUD819 Dec 2020
2Win2–0Pablito Canada622 Dec 2019
1Win1–0Sakol Ketkul1 (6), 3 Oct 2019

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第69回国体 少年の部決勝 . livedoor.jp . 17 October 2014 . 21 April 2022.
  2. Web site: 比嘉大吾を下した西田凌佑 12.19 WBOアジアパシフィック王座初防衛戦 . boxingnews.jp . 21 April 2022.
  3. Web site: 2019年10月試合結果 . jbc.or.jp . 21 April 2022.
  4. Web site: 元王者の久高寛之 新鋭大橋哲朗に2-1勝ち 大森将平は敗れる、3戦目の西田凌佑が殊勲 . boxingnews.jp . 21 April 2022.
  5. Web site: 王者・比嘉大吾に挑む西田凌佑「強くなったところを見せたい」 4・24タイトル初挑戦 . sponichi.co.jp . 21 April 2022.
  6. Web site: 比嘉に挑む西田凌佑が会見「ベルト持って帰りたい」 . nikkansports.com . 21 April 2022.
  7. Web site: 【ボクシング】比嘉大吾 挑戦者の西田凌佑に判定負け WBOアジアパシフィック・バンタム級 . chunichi.co.jp . 21 April 2022.
  8. Web site: バンタム級のホープ西田凌佑 比嘉大吾から奪ったWBOアジアパシフィック王座を初防衛 . boxingnews.jp . 21 April 2022.
  9. Web site: 【ボクシング】西田凌佑が大橋哲朗に大差3-0判定で初防衛 . bbm-japan.com . 21 April 2022.
  10. Web site: WBOアジアパシフィック王者西田凌佑、10・9にV2戦 高校2冠井上彪のデビュー戦も開催 . nikkansports.com . 6 August 2022.
  11. Web site: 西田凌佑"悪霊退散"で2度目の防衛成功 絶不調から動き見違え「うそのようなほんまの話」 . nikkansports.com . 18 October 2022.
  12. Web site: 4・1「3150FIGHT SURVIVAL」カード発表 WBOAPバンタム級王者・西田凌佑はV3戦 . sponichi.co.jp . 18 March 2023.
  13. Web site: V3の西田凌佑 「納得いく結果じゃない」と不満顔 WBOAPバンタム級タイトルマッチ . sponichi.co.jp . 3 April 2023.
  14. Web site: 西田凌佑が8戦目でIBFバンタム級挑戦者決定戦制す メディナに3ー0明白勝ち . boxingnews.jp . 12 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Ryosuke Nishida Defeats Emmanuel Rodriguez To Claim IBF Title In Osaka. 4 May 2024. Boxing Scene. 2024-05-05.