Nunez had won his previous bouts by knockout, but the rugged Masanori Rikiishi lasted the distance with Nunez and battled him to the end.
Nunez never seemed to seriously hurt Rikiishi, but his consistent attack and hard punches allowed him to dictate the fight despite the occasional counter from the home fighter.
Nunez won by scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113, my score matching the middle score.
The exciting Nunez won the title vacated by Anthony Cacace, who chose a larger purse to fight Josh Warrington rather than Nunez.
A Nunez-Cacace fight would be entertaining, but promoter Eddie Hearn mentioned the possibility of former WBA featherweight champion Raymond Ford as a likely next opponent for Nunez, which would also be intriguing.
Yoshiki Takei dropped Yuttapong Tongdee three times in the first round and was pounding Tongdee along the ropes when the referee ended the fight with barely two minutes elapsed.
Takei retained his WBO bantamweight title with the destructive triumph.
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