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The other leg of the post-Junto Nakatani bantamweight era is officially in play, reports Jake Donovan.
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The other leg of the post-Junto Nakatani bantamweight era is officially in play, reports Jake Donovan.

The WBO is the second sanctioning body to name Junto Nakatani as its No. 1 contender at junior featherweight even though the rising three-division titleholder has yet to compete at 122lbs.

If they can't reach an agreement to fight for one of Junto Nakatani's vacated belts, a purse bid will be held on October 21, David Greisman writes

Junto Nakatani has officially vacated his WBC and IBF bantamweight titles as he pursues a megafight with Japanese rival Naoya Inoue.

After years of their careers running parallel, Inoue and Nakatani are finally destined to meet as early as next spring. That is, unless Murodjon Akhmadaliev can score the upset of a lifetime.

Junto Nakatani hasn’t had a single fight yet at 122lbs. But the WBA thinks highly enough of the three-division world titleholder that it has ranked him No. 1 in his newest weight class.

One of the sport’s very best fighters, Junto Nakatani, is prepared to make a run at becoming a four-division champion.

Kenshiro Teraji will be just fine with a lopsided victory in lieu of another fight-of-the-year contender.

Faced with a take-it-or-leave-it offer for the November 22 show in Saudi Arabia, "Bam" Rodriguez initially agreed to face Junto Nakatani before reaching an agreement with Fernando Martinez.

BoxingScene is checking in with its staff to identify the early front-runners for Fighter of the Year.