Ryosuke Nishida drops and stops Anuchai Donsua in Osaka

Japan’s Ryosuke Nishida made his first defence of the IBF bantamweight title when he stopped Anuchai Donsua in seven rounds at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter in Osaka, Japan.

The 28 year old from Japan won it in May when dethroning Emmanuel Rodriguez, and further enhanced his reputation when earning his 10th victory from 10 professional contests 97 second into the seventh round.

It was a powerful left hand to the body that dropped Donsua, also 28 and from Thailand, and though Donsua struggled back to his feet the referee Katsuhiko Nakamura intervened to rescue him.

Nishida’s ongoing success in the same weight division as the WBC champion Junto Nakatani and beneath that of the revered Naoya Inoue strengthens suggestions that Japanese boxing is enjoying a golden era.