Junto Nakatani (31-0, 24 KOs) butchered Ryosuke Nishida over six brutal rounds before Referee Yuji Fukuchi stopped the fight. By then, the IBF strap was already his. The message was loud and clear: there’s only one fight left to make.
Round one was chaos — bombs from both sides. Junto landed looping lefts, slipped in savage uppercuts, and punished the body like he was trying to take years off Nishida’s career. The beatdown escalated fast.
By round four, Nishida’s right eye was ballooning shut. By the fifth, his left one joined it. He had nothing left. Nakatani didn’t slow down — he doubled his output and kept ripping hooks into both sides of the body like he wanted the stoppage now.
Round six was a mercy finish. Nishida’s eye was welded shut, couldn’t see his own gloves, so the doc finally stepped in. Nakatani gets the stoppage, big whoop. Like that wasn’t coming from two rounds earlier.
Nishida was already beaten. His corner saved him from going out on his back.
And of course Inoue was there, sitting pretty, acting like he’s just watching and not avoiding questions. They asked Nakatani about a fight and, surprise surprise, he gave the same deadpan “yeah maybe” nonsense. Real thrilling stuff.
The Only Name Left: Inoue
After the fight, Nakatani played it calm. “I’m satisfied right now,” he said. But come on — we all know better.
He’s unified at bantamweight. He’s cleared out contenders. But he still lives in the shadow of one man — Naoya Inoue. And that shadow stretches long across every division under 130 pounds.
Inoue’s at 122 now, sitting on all the belts, doing what he does. But a Nakatani fight? That’s different. That’s legacy. That’s Japan’s two best technicians, two southpaws, two undefeated killers, in a Tokyo Dome showdown that would melt the country.
And it’s not fantasy. The promoters want it. Nakatani’s resume is clean. He’s knocked off world-level names in three divisions and just humiliated an unbeaten champ. The only question is whether Inoue sees the reward — or just the risk.
If Inoue wants to end debates about who rules Japanese boxing? He steps in.
If he ducks it? Nakatani stays unified and mauls everyone left at 118.
Tenshin Nasukawa Wins, But That’s All
On the undercard, Tenshin Nasukawa stayed unbeaten — but didn’t win anyone over. He cruised to a 100-90, 99-91 x2 decision over Victor Santillan in a flat, awkward 10-rounder.
Santillan had a tricky southpaw style, and Tenshin never really figured him out. He landed clean late, but looked hesitant most of the night. This wasn’t highlight-reel material. It was survival mode with points.
The hype is still there, but the gap between Nasukawa and someone like Nakatani? It’s massive. One looks like a monster. The other’s still finding his footing.
Full Results
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Junto Nakatani stopped Ryosuke Nishida by TKO in the 6th round (3:00).
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Tenshin Nasukawa outpointed Victor Santillan with a unanimous decision over 10 rounds (99-91, 99-91, 100-90).
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Tomoya Tsuboi defeated Van Thao Tran via unanimous decision after 10 rounds (98-92, 100-90, 100-90).
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Riku Masuda knocked out Michell Banquez in the 1st round (1:27).
Last Updated on 06/08/2025
