Two Reversal fighters walked out under the lights in Tokyo four days apart. On September 23, 2026, Shizuka Sugiyama won her retirement fight at Pancrase 366 by unanimous decision. On September 27, Tenshin Nasukawa knocked down WBC bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue in round seven and lost the decision, by a single point on one judge's card.
Both wear Reversal. ChokeSports has been the brand's official international distributor since 2006, and you can shop the full Reversal RVDDW collection here.
Tenshin Nasukawa vs Takuma Inoue 2: one punch from the belt
- Date: September 27, 2026
- Venue: Toyota Arena Tokyo
- Title: WBC bantamweight championship
- Result: Takuma Inoue by unanimous decision (116-111, 116-111, 114-113)
- Knockdown: Nasukawa, round 7, left straight
- Records after the fight: Inoue 23-2 (5 KOs), Nasukawa 8-2 (3 KOs)
Official highlights from DAZN Boxing. The video is not available in every country.
This was the rematch Tenshin earned. Inoue handed him his first professional loss in November 2025, in the same building. Tenshin answered in April by stopping former two-division champion Juan Francisco Estrada, which made him the WBC's mandatory challenger.
The first half belonged to the champion. Inoue worked behind his jab and straight right. After four rounds the open scoring had him ahead on two cards, with the third level at 38-38.
Round seven changed the fight. Tenshin's southpaw left straight landed clean and put Inoue on the canvas. He went for the finish and didn't get it. Inoue came out for round eight on the front foot and won back enough of the late rounds to keep his belt, his second defense.
Two judges scored it 116-111. The third had it 114-113. "I got the knockdown and I don't feel like I lost. I lost at boxing," Tenshin told reporters afterward, as quoted by the Japanese outlet RONSPO.
Where that leaves him as of October 2026: 8-2 with 3 KOs as a boxer at 28, on top of a 42-0 kickboxing career, with both boxing losses coming on points to the same champion. No next fight has been announced.
Tenshin and Reversal
Tenshin is a Reversal-sponsored fighter, and his team has its own Reversal collaboration. The Team Tenshin Logo Dry T-Shirt and the Team Tenshin Emblem Dry T-Shirt are both official Team Tenshin x RVDDW pieces. His signature Isami Tenshin Boxing Gloves, built with his input, are here too, and that is Tenshin wearing them on the product page.
Tenshin in his signature Isami Tenshin Boxing Gloves.
Shizuka Sugiyama: 18 years, one last real fight
- Date: September 23, 2026
- Event: Pancrase 366, Tachikawa Stage Garden, Tokyo
- Bout: women's 54 kg contract, 3 x 5 minutes
- Result: Sugiyama by unanimous decision (30-27 on all three cards)
- Final record: 25-8-1
Pancrase named it the best bout of the night. Video: Pancrase.
Shizuka announced her retirement in May with a farewell exhibition planned. Then she asked for a real fight. Her pick was Emi Fujino, a longtime friend and training partner, a former Pancrase champion and Shooto's first women's strawweight champion, walking into her 50th MMA bout. "She is the only one who would take my last fight," Shizuka said beforehand.
Fujino did not treat it like a farewell. In round two her right hook put Shizuka on the canvas. Shizuka got straight up, tied her up, and went back to what has worked for 18 years. She took the fight to the mat, climbed to mount behind punches and elbows, and closed the round hammering away from the top. Round three was more takedowns and more control. All three judges had it 30-27.
Then came the ten-count gong, the traditional send-off for a retiring fighter in Japan. "I want to live so that even my eight losses feel like wins," she told the crowd.
She retires at 39 as the reigning Pancrase flyweight champion, a two-time title holder with 25 wins in 34 fights since her debut at Jewels in November 2008. Outside the cage she holds a 2024 Best Body Japan title and a 2025 All Japan BJJ title, and she calls fights for RIZIN as a commentator. Her own sign-off on Instagram was shorter: "Thank you. And good bye cage."
Shizuka and Reversal
Shizuka fought out of Reversal Gym Shinjuku Me,We and wore RVDDW to the scale and into the cage. She is also one of the faces of the brand. If you have browsed our Reversal pages, you have already seen her.
Photo: Reversal
These are four of the current pieces she models. Tap any photo to see the product.
Why both of them wear Reversal
Reversal (RVDDW) is designed in Tokyo, where fight gear and streetwear share a closet. Its fighters wear it at weigh-ins and in the corner, and Tenshin and Shizuka turn up as models across the Reversal and Isami pages on this site.
ChokeSports has been Reversal's official international distributor since 2006, shipping direct from Japan. If you want what they wear, this is where it lives outside Japan.
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More on Tenshin and Shizuka
- Tenshin Nasukawa Stops Estrada: Full Fight Breakdown
- Tenshin's Farewell at Rizin 33, his last night as a kickboxer
- From MMA Champion to Fitness Icon: Shizuka Sugiyama's Journey
- Shizuka Sugiyama: A Triumphant Return to Pancrase, where her Pancrase run started
- Everything we have published on Tenshin Nasukawa and Shizuka Sugiyama
Quick answers
Did Tenshin Nasukawa knock down Takuma Inoue?
Yes. A left straight dropped Inoue in round seven of their rematch on September 27, 2026. Inoue recovered and won a unanimous decision, 116-111, 116-111 and 114-113.
What is Tenshin Nasukawa's boxing record?
8-2 with 3 knockouts as of October 2026. Both losses came by decision to Takuma Inoue. He went 42-0 as a kickboxer before switching to boxing.
Did Shizuka Sugiyama win her retirement fight?
Yes. She beat Emi Fujino by unanimous decision at Pancrase 366 on September 23, 2026, and finished her career at 25-8-1.
Where can I buy Reversal outside Japan?
At ChokeSports, Reversal's official international distributor since 2006. Start with the Reversal RVDDW collection.
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