WBC

IBF

Junto Nakatani

Bantamweight (118 lbs)

31

Wins

0

Losses

0

Draws

24

KOs

Age

Height

173cm / 5′ 8″

Reach

174cm / 68 ½″

Stance

Southpaw

Hometown

Inabe-Gun, Toin Cho, Mie, Japan

Country

Japan

Age

Height

173cm / 5′ 8″

Reach

174cm / 68 ½″

Stance

Southpaw

Hometown

Inabe-Gun, Toin Cho, Mie, Japan

Country

Japan

Nakatani made his professional debut in 2015 at the age of 17. A three-division world champion and the current unified WBC and IBF bantamweight world champion, he is ranked among the world's best pound-for-pound fighters.

He won the WBO flyweight title in November 2020 and made two defenses before moving up in weight. Nakatani snagged the WBO junior bantamweight title in May 2023 with a 12th-round stoppage of Andrew Moloney, making one defense of that belt before capturing the WBC bantamweight cr...

100%

Win rate

77%

KO rate

Big Bang

Nickname

2015

Turned Pro

Social

Events

Past

Nakatani vs Nishida

Sun, Jun 8 / 4:30 AM ET

Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan

Mon, Oct 14

Nakatani vs Chitpattana

Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan

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videos with Junto Nakatani

Sun, Jun 8

Unified Champion! Junto Nakatani Unleashes On Ryosuke Nishida | FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS & INTERVIEW

Mon, Jun 2

Junto Nakatani Shows Brutal Power vs Angel Acosta | FULL FIGHT | SEPT 10, 2021

Fri, May 30

Junto Nakatani vs Andrew Moloney | KO OF THE YEAR | FULL FIGHT | MAY 20, 2023

Thu, May 29

Junto Nakatani's Flawless Performance vs Alexandro Santiago | FULL FIGHT | FEB 24, 2024

Wed, May 28

Junto Nakatani's Most Impressive Combinations | TOP COMBOS

Sun, Feb 23

Junto Nakatani vs David Cuellar | WEIGH-IN HIGHLIGHTS

Thu, Feb 20

Three Times Junto Nakatani Proved His Pound-For-Pound Status

Thu, Feb 20

Jason Moloney vs Vincent Astrolabio | MAY 13, 2023 | FREE FIGHT

Mon, Feb 17

Junto Nakatani Stops Tasana Salapat In The Sixth | KO OF THE WEEK

Tue, Jan 14