Junto Nakatani

Junto Nakatani (中谷潤人, Nakatani Junto, born 2 January 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the WBO flyweight title since 2020. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world's third best active flyweight by BoxRec[2] and eighth by The Ring.[3]

Junto Nakatani
中谷潤人
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998
Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights21
Wins21
Wins by KO16
Losses0

Professional career

Nakatani made his professional debut on 26 April 2015, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Junichi Itoga at the Industrial Hall in Gifu, Japan.[4]

After compiling a record of 17–0 (12 KOs) he faced Naoki Mochizuki for the vacant Japanese flyweight title at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Nakatani captured the vacant title via ninth-round TKO. At the time of the stoppage Nakatani was ahead on all three judges' scorecards, with one judge scoring the bout 80–72 and the other two scoring it 79–73.[5][6]

He defeated Giemel Magramo via eighth-round KO to win the vacant WBO flyweight title on 6 November 2020 at the Korakuen Hall. The bout was originally set for April but due to the COVID-19 pandemic was postponed and rescheduled twice.[7]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
21 fights 21 wins 0 losses
By knockout 16 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 21–0 Giemel Magramo TKO 8 (12), 2:10 6 Nov 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO flyweight title
20 Win 20–0 Milan Melindo TKO 6 (10), 2:02 5 Oct 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
19 Win 19–0 Philip Luis Cuerdo KO 1 (10), 1:23 1 Jun 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18 Win 18–0 Naoki Mochizuki TKO 9 (10), 0:23 2 Feb 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Japanese flyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Shun Kosaka UD 8 6 Oct 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16 Win 16–0 Dexter Alimento KO 3 (10), 0:36 7 Jul 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
15 Win 15–0 Mario Andrade TD 8 (10), 0:43 15 Apr 2018 Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan
14 Win 14–0 Jeronil Borres KO 1 (8), 1:56 20 Jan 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 13–0 Seigo Yuri Akui TKO 6 (8), 2:01 23 Aug 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
12 Win 12–0 Yuma Kudo MD 6 16 May 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 11–0 Joel Taduran TKO 4 (6), 0:53 16 Apr 2017 Messe Mie, Tsu, Japan
10 Win 10–0 Atiwit Munyapho TKO 2 (6), 0:43 19 Feb 2017 Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 9–0 Masanichi Yabuki UD 4 23 Dec 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Daisuke Yamada TKO 1 (5), 1:40 13 Nov 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 7–0 Satoshi Tanaka RTD 2 (4), 3:00 4 Oct 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Shu Muramatsu TKO 2 (4), 0:15 27 Jul 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Anirut Chomyong TKO 1 (4), 1:43 28 Apr 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Tetsuya Tomioka TKO 3 (4), 2:17 28 Jan 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 3–0 Magnum Nishida UD 4 22 Nov 2015 Shinjuku Face, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Akira Kokubo TKO 4 (4), 1:06 17 Jul 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Junichi Itoga TKO 1 (4), 1:33 26 Apr 2015 Industrial Hall, Gifu, Japan


References
  1. "Boxing record for Junto Nakatani
    中谷潤人"    . BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Flyweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "Flyweight ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Junto Nakatani vs. Junichi Itoga". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Junto Nakatani vs. Naoki Mochizuki". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. Salazar, Francisco (4 February 2019). "Kenichi Ogawa Returns With Decision Win at Korakuen Hall". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. Songalia, Ryan (23 May 2020). "Giemel Magramo-Junto Nakatani title fight moved a third time, now set for August 1". The Ring.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Masayuki Kuroda		 Japanese flyweight champion
2 February 2019 – September 2019
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Seigo Yuri Akui
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Kosei Tanaka		 WBO flyweight champion
6 November 2020 – present		 Incumbent
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