Boxing stock report: Tenshin Nasukawa rising, while Fury, Benn, Estrada drop
Tyson Fury and Conor Benn won but didn’t impress, while Tenshin Nasukawa put in his best performance to date
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Tyson Fury after he wins his Heavyweight Contest against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images) | Getty Images ▲ Up ▲ Tenshin Nasukawa Nasukawa had the best performance of his career in Tokyo with his one-sided win over Juan Francisco Estrada. There’s no question that the 36-year-old Estrada has seen better days, he’s clearly declined, he’s a little small at 118 lbs, but he is still a pretty good pro boxer.
Not a great one, but a pretty good one. You saw little flashes of it. But Nasukawa was too much for the 2026 version of Estrada.
Nasukawa (8-1, 3 KO) wasn’t just bigger, but he was faster, used his length, landed some good body shots, and was simply by a significant margin the better man in the ring. Tenshin was better in that fight, clearly, than he was in his loss to Takuma Inoue last year. The former kickboxing star and champion has continued to evolve and get better as a pro boxer.
The loss didn’t deter him, it seems to have given him a further spark. This is a guy who wants to be great, wants to be a world champion, and there’s so much to like about him. Right now, a rematch with Takuma would be waiting for Nasukawa, as the win over Estrada was a WBC eliminator.
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