On May 6, 2024, a 32-year-old Sho Ishida (34-3, 17 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBA title held by 28-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Takuma Inoue (19-1, 5 KOs).
Ishida came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Inoue was on a 6-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 12 days.
Takuma Inoue defeated Sho Ishida via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA bantamweight title. Inoue improves his record to 20-1, while Ishida adds a loss to his record at 34-4.
On December 11, 2021, a 30-year-old Sho Ishida (29-2, 15 KOs) and a 26-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Kosei Tanaka (15-1, 9 KOs) met in the ring.
Ishida came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 18 days. Tanaka was on a -1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 11 days.
Kosei Tanaka defeated Sho Ishida via split decision in the 10-round fight. Tanaka improves his record to 16-1, while Ishida adds a loss to his record at 29-3.
On December 28, 2019, a 28-year-old Sho Ishida (28-1, 15 KOs) and a 23-year-old Mexican boxer Israel Gonzalez (24-3, 11 KOs) met in the ring.
Ishida came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 7 days. González was on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Israel González defeated Sho Ishida via split decision in the 12-round fight. González improves his record to 25-3, while Ishida adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On October 28, 2017, a 25-year-old Sho Ishida (24-0, 13 KOs) got a shot at the super-flyweight WBA (Regular) title held by 28-year-old British boxer Khalid Yafai (22-0, 14 KOs).
Ishida came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days. Yafai was on a 22-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Kal Yafai defeated Sho Ishida via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA super-flyweight title. Yafai improves his record to 23-0, while Ishida adds a loss to his record at 24-1.