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
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Nationality	Japanese
Born	2 January 1998 Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	21
Wins	21
Wins by KO	16
Losses	0

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.

External links

• Boxing record for Junto Nakatani from BoxRec