| Masanori Rikiishi | |
| Real Name: | 高山涼深 |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Suzuka, Mie, Japan |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Boxrec: | 806436 |
| Total: | 16 |
| Wins: | 15 |
| Ko: | 10 |
Masanori Rikiishi (佐藤政法, Rikiishi Masanori, born June 10, 1994) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is currently ranked the number 1 super-featherweight in the world by Boxrec.
Rikiishi turned pro in 2017 ending his amateur career with a record of 25–5.[1]
Rikiishi suffered an early setback in his pro career. He was stopped in just his third fight by veteran Kosuke Saka. Rikiishi couldn't keep Saka off him and was dropped by a right hand in the second round. Rikiishi rose but the referee soon intervened after another flurry by Saka.[2]
Rikiishi improved over his next couple of fights and became one of the best prospects in the super-featherweight division. Rikiishi took on the experienced Ricardo Nunez of Panama. Rikiishi stopped Nunez in the third round, dropping him with multiple body shots. After the fight Rikiishi called out world champion Emanuel Navarrete.[3]
Rikiishi took on Michael Magnesi for the WBC Silver super-featherweight belt. In what was one of the fights of the year, Rikiishi who was behind on all 3 judges scorecards stopped Magnesi in the final round.Rikiishi dropped Magnesi early in the round but the Italian managed to beat the count. Rikiishi knocked Magnesi down again straight but once again he beat the count. Near the end Magnesi was given a third count for falling into the ropes from exhaustion. An onslaught from Rikiishi saw the fight been waved off.[4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Win | 15-1 |  Michael Magnesi | TKO | 12 (12), | 22 Mar 2024 | | ||
| 15 | Win | 14-1 |  Ricardo Nunez | KO | 3 (10), | 10 Jun 2023 |  | ||
| 14 | Win | 13-1 | Yoshimitsu Kimura | KO | 5 (12), | 6 Jan 2023 | | ||
| 13 | Win | 12-1 | Tomjune Mangubat | TKO | 4 (12), | 14 Aug 2022 | | ||
| 12 | Win | 11-1 | Takuya Watanabe | UD | 12 | 15 May 2022 | | ||
| 11 | Win | 10-1 | Roli Gasca | RTD | 4 (8), | 16 Dec 2021 | | ||
| 10 | Win | 9-1 | Soreike Taichi | TKO | 3 (8), | 1 Nov 2021 | | ||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Yuichiro Kasuya | UD | 8 | 19 Aug 2020 | | ||
| 8 | Win | 7-1 |  Freddy Fonseca | UD | 8 | 15 Sep 2019 | | ||
| 7 | Win | 6-1 | Shogo Yamaguchi | RTD | 5 (6), | 23 Jul 2019 | | ||
| 6 | Win | 5-1 | Kei Iwahara | UD | 8 | 17 Mar 2019 | | ||
| 5 | Win | 4-1 | Genki Maeda | TKO | 5 (8), | 2 Dec 2018 | | ||
| 4 | Win | 3-1 |  Egy Rozten | KO | 2 (6), | 10 Aug 2018 | | ||
| 3 | Loss | 2-1 | Kosuke Saka | TKO | 2 (8), | 30 Apr 2018 | | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pegasus Tanimoto | TKO | 3 (6), | 26 Nov 2017 | | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Sa Ya Lee | UD | 6 | 16 Jul 2017 | |