07-05-2024 19:29 via ringtv.com

Ryosuke Nishida looks headed to all-Japanese tourney to crown king of the bantams

The Japanese takeover of the bantamweight division is complete after two sanctioning body belts changed hands over the past few days.
On Monday, former kickboxer Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KOs) wrestled the WBO strap from Jason Moloney (27-3, 19 KOs) with an unexpected unanimous decision win at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Two days early Ryosuke Nishida (9-0, 1 KO) lifted the IBF belt from Emmanuel Rodriguez (22-3, 13 KOs) at the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan.
Southpaws Takei and Nishida, both 27, j
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