On May 6, 2024, Takuma Inoue (19-1, 5 KOs), the bantamweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow Japanese challenger, Sho Ishida (34-3, 17 KOs).
Takuma Inoue is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Jerwin Ancajas, 2 months and 12 days ago. Sho Ishida is on a 5-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over James Pagaling, 4 months and 26 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Takuma Inoue at 99-1 winning odds. Sho Ishida really doesn't have much to present against Inoue.
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.