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Shuichiro Yoshino Drops Masayoshi Nakatani Twice In 6th Round Stoppage Win

Shuichiro Yoshino Drops Masayoshi Nakatani Twice In 6th Round Stoppage Win

Jake Donovan

•Nov 1, 2022

Shuichiro Yoshino is the latest rising contender to make a splash in the lightweight division. The unbeaten 31-year-old came out top in a terrific firefight with countryman Masayoshi Nakatani, scoring two knockdown en route to a sixth-round knockout in a battle of Tokyo-based lightweights. Yoshino floored the 5’11 ½” Nakatani in rounds five and six, the latter prompting an immediate stoppage at 1:45 of round six Tuesday evening (local time) at Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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Teraji, Kyoguchi Both Within 108-Pound Limit For Title Unification Clash In Saitama

Teraji, Kyoguchi Both Within 108-Pound Limit For Title Unification Clash In Saitama

Jake Donovan

•Oct 31, 2022

Hiroto Kyoguchi and Kenshiro Teraji both weighed comfortably within the junior flyweight limit in their battle for divisional supremacy.

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Kenshiro Teraji vs. Hiroto Kyoguchi Unification Picked Up by ESPN+

Kenshiro Teraji vs. Hiroto Kyoguchi Unification Picked Up by ESPN+

Random Hits

•Sep 14, 2022

The light flyweight division takes center stage Tuesday, Nov. 1, as two championship fights with three world titles at stake headline a loaded card from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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Video: Vasiliy Lomachenko Discusses Comeback Win, The Future

Video: Vasiliy Lomachenko Discusses Comeback Win, The Future

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 28, 2021

Vasiliy Lomachenko Video Interview - Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas - Three division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) stopped Masayoshi Nakatani (19-2, 13 KOs) in the ninth round.

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Lomachenko: Everyone is Waiting For Rematch With Lopez - Let's Make It!

Lomachenko: Everyone is Waiting For Rematch With Lopez - Let's Make It!

BoxingScene Staff

•Jun 27, 2021

Former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is looking for payback. Returning for the first time since last October's twelve round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez, Lomachenko beat down and stopped Nakatani in the ninth round of a lightweight main event Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

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Lomachenko vs. Nakatani - CompuBox Punch Stats

Lomachenko vs. Nakatani - CompuBox Punch Stats

CompuBox

•Jun 27, 2021

Vasiliy Lomachenko got back into the win column by becoming the first fighter to stop Masayoshi Nakatani. Blood was drawn early on when a clash of heads in the first round resulted in a cut opening on Lomachenko’s hairline.

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Vasiliy Lomachenko Drops, Batters, Stops Masayoshi Nakatani in Nine

Vasiliy Lomachenko Drops, Batters, Stops Masayoshi Nakatani in Nine

Jake Donovan

•Jun 26, 2021

Vasiliy Lomachenko returned with a vengeance. A tour-de-force performance was offered by the two-time Olympic Gold medalist and former three-division champion from Ukraine, who battered Japan’s Masayoshi Nakatani in their lightweight crossroads bout. Lomachenko overcame a cut in the opening round to force a one-sided stoppage at 1:48 of round nine Saturday evening from The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

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Nakatani: I Don't Expect Lomachenko To Fight Me The Same Way He Fought Teofimo Lopez

Nakatani: I Don't Expect Lomachenko To Fight Me The Same Way He Fought Teofimo Lopez

Jake Donovan

•Jun 26, 2021

Masayoshi Nakatani doesn’t expect the same version of Vasiliy Lomachenko as the one who fell short to Teofimo Lopez last year. Of course, the version of Lomachenko that he expected to show up that night would be bringing the WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight titles into the ring this weekend.

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Vasiliy Lomachenko-Masayoshi Nakatani: Stats and Stakes

Vasiliy Lomachenko-Masayoshi Nakatani: Stats and Stakes

Cliff Rold

•Jun 26, 2021

When and how defeat occurs is a big part of framing the future. When Vasiliy Lomachenko lost his second pro start (excluding paid World Series of Boxing bouts) to veteran Orlando Salido, it was seen as both a learning experience and a little bit of a check on such early audacity. Lomacjenko followed with a decided win over Gary Russell in his next bout and kept right on going from there.

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Lomachenko: I Intend To Stay At Lightweight, Win Back My Titles And Become Undisputed Champ

Lomachenko: I Intend To Stay At Lightweight, Win Back My Titles And Become Undisputed Champ

Jake Donovan

•Jun 26, 2021

Gervonta Davis has felt comfortable competing against bigger sparring partners in the gym these past couple months. The 130-pound and 135-pound champion admits, though, that he doesn’t know exactly what to expect when, without headgear and while wearing smaller gloves, he encounters a significantly taller, heavier opponent Saturday night. Whatever happens when he meets Mario Barrios in their 12-round, 140-pound title fight at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Davis would prefer to return to the lightweight division or even the junior lightweight limit after he battles Barrios.

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