Junto Nakatani

Junto Nakatani Batters, Stops Overmatched Ryota Yamauchi In 8th Round On GGG-Murata Card

Junto Nakatani battered Ryota Yamauchi throughout most of their one-sided, 112-pound title fight Saturday in Saitama, Japan. The rangy southpaw, who is unusually tall for his division, hurt and stopped his countryman in the eighth round of their sch...

Junto Nakatani Aims For Unification Bout With Martinez, Shot At 115-Pound Title in 2022

Junto Nakatani hopes to accomplish as much as possible for however long he plans to remain at flyweight. Next up for the reigning WBO flyweight titlist is a return home, where Nakatani will face countryman Ryota Yamauchi (8-1, 7KOs) in a voluntary ti...

Golovkin-Murata, DAZN Undercard Weigh-In Results From Saitama, Japan

A pair of career middleweights are set for the division's biggest fight in more than three years. Gennadiy Golovkin and local hero Ryota Murata both made weight ahead of their anticipated IBF/WBA middleweight title unification bout. Both boxers weigh...

Junto Nakatani-Ryota Yamauchi WBO Flyweight Title Fight Added To Golovkin-Murata

Junto Nakatani will return home for his next title defense. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the reigning WBO flyweight champ will next face countryman Ryota Yamauchi. The bout will serve as the co-feature to the already announced middleweight titl...

Andres Campos Looks Ahead To December Return, Aims For Future Nakatani Shot

Chilean standout Andres Campos is geared up for his ring return, as the highly touted 112 pounder looks to set himself up for a world title clash in 2022.

Junto Nakatani Hopes To Secure a Unification Fight Next

It was shaping up as an action classic, but a Junto Nakatani left hand shattered Angel Acosta's nose in the bout's opening stages, and that spelled the beginning of the end for Acosta.

Junto Nakatani Stops Angel Acosta Due To Badly Bloodied Nose In Fourth Round

Officials felt Angel Acosta simply lost too much blood to continue in his WBO flyweight title fight Friday night. Referee Rocky Burke stopped his championship bout against defending champion Junto Nakatani because he determined that Acosta’s badly bl...

Andres Campos Continues Rise, Aims For WBO Title Shot in 2022

Campos, who is guided by Australian manager Tony Tolj of Dragon Fire Boxing, has remained busy despite the worldwide COVID restrictions, having acted as a sparring partner to both Moloney brothers in Las Vegas prior to their respective contests in 20...

Nakatani: This Fight Is A Great Way To Prove Myself To All The New Fans I Plan To Make In The U.S.

With all of the craziness surrounding this week’s boxing event in Tucson, the one constant that has remained is the potential for Junto Nakatani and Angel Acosta to steal the show.

Junto Nakatani-Angel Acosta: A Chance to Steal the Show

There will be eyes on Friday’s ESPN+ main event and not for the right reasons. WBC super featherweight titlist Oscar Valdez tested positive for a substance banned under VADA protocols. As VADA is the administering agency for the WBC’s Clean Boxing Pr...

Photos: Oscar Valdez, Robson Conceicao - Ready For WBC Title Clash

Valdez, Conceicao Weights Photos Gallery - Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KO), making the first defense of his WBC Junior Lightweight title, faces 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao (16-0, 8 KO), tomorrow night live from the Casino Del Sol in Tucson...

Nakatani: Tito Acosta Is A Former Champ With Power, Great Test For My First Title Defense

Junto Nakatani is ready for the toughest test of his career, to the point where he will not be surprised by anything that his challenger will bring to the ring.

Acosta: I've Been Waiting A Year For This Fight With Nakatani, I'm Just Ready

Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta didn’t imagine it would take this long to land his next title fight, though understands that everything happens for a reason. Quite a lot has happened in the two-plus years since the rangy knockout artist from San Juan, Puerto Ric...

Angel Acosta: Joel Diaz Is A World Class Trainer, We Are In Sync

Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta never gave a second thought as to who he would have to face in his quest to become a two-division champion. The only question was who the right fit would be to coach him to that point.

Nakatani: Fighting In U.S. Always A Dream Of Mine, Now I Get To Prove Myself Here

Junto Nakatani expected to make his way to the United States at some point, though there is a part of him that expected it come after his first title defense. The next fight for the unbeaten WBO flyweight titlist comes versus the same opponent he...