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Junto Nakatani and Ryosuke Nishida battle it out on Sunday, June 8, live from Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The pair square off in a bantamweight championship unification with two titles at stake.
Three-division world champion Nakatani (30-0, 23 KOs) brings his WBC belt to the ring, making the fourth defense of his title. The 27-year-old southpaw claimed the strap against Alexandro Santiago last February. Nishida (10-0, 2 KOs) puts his IBF title on the line. The 28-year-old southpaw makes his second championship defense.
On the Nakatani vs Nishida undercard, former Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa (6-0, 2 KOs) takes on Dominican Victor Santillan (14-1, 5 KOs) in a 10-rounder at bantamweight. Plus, Tomoya Tsuboi (1-0, 1 KO) of Japan and Tran Van Thao (18-1, 10 KOs) of Vietnam clash in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight belt.
Additionally, another 10-round bantamweight matchup pits Riku Masuda (7-1, 7 KOs) of Japan against Michell Banquez (23-5, 15 KOs) of Venezuela.
Nakatani vs Nishida live blog
June 8, 2025 12:01 AM EDT
Nakatani vs Nishida: How to watch & start time
Nakatani vs Nishida airs live on ESPN+. The start time in the U.S. is 4:30 AM ET / 1:30 AM PT. A VPN service, such as ExpressVPN, might be helpful to stream from a different location.
Nakatani vs Nishida results
Get Nakatani vs Nishida full fight card and stay tuned for live results below.
Junto Nakatani vs. Ryosuke Nishida
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Victor Santillan
Tomoya Tsuboi vs. Tran Van Thao
Riku Masuda vs. Michell Banquez
Riku Miyashita vs. Toya Oshima
Rukia Okubo vs. Takumi Yoneya
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