Ryosuke Nishida ponders his future after stealing the spotlight on Cinco de Mayo weekend

While much of the attention leading into the Cinco De Mayo holiday centered around two of boxing’s biggest stars such as Canelo Alvarez and Naoya Inoue, there was also action from Japan’s Ryosuke Nishida, who successfully unseated highly regarded IBF bantamweight titleholder Emmanuel Rodriguez.

The win saw Nishida advance from No. 9 and land at No. 2 at 118-pounds in the latest Ring ratings after dropping his foe and then gutting it out to hold off the spirited Puerto Rican’s charge at the EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, last Saturday.