Junto Nakatani was born in Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan on January 2, 1998. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on April 26, 2015 against Junichi Itoga. Nakatani defeated Itoga via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Nakatani became a world champion at the age of 22 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Giemel Magramo for the vacant WBO flyweight title and stopped Magramo in the 8th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the super-flyweight (WBO) and bantamweight (WBC) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Nakatani's latest fight was a 3rd-round KO victory over David Cuellar at age 27, on February 24, 2025, in which he successfully defended his WBC bantamweight championship.
Some of Junto Nakatani's best fights so far have been against Tasana Salapat, Alexandro Santiago, Ryota Yamauchi, David Cuellar, Ángel Acosta, Seigo Yuri Akui, and Andrew Moloney. For a top-10 list of Nakatani's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Junto Nakatani".
Below is a detailed breakdown of Junto Nakatani's professional boxing record, including every fight, opponent, result, and method of victory.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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30 | Feb 24, 2025 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
29 | Oct 14, 2024 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
28 | Jul 20, 2024 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
27 | Feb 24, 2024 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Sep 18, 2023 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | May 20, 2023 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 12 |
24 | Nov 01, 2022 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Apr 09, 2022 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
22 | Sep 10, 2021 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Nov 06, 2020 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Oct 05, 2019 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Jun 01, 2019 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Feb 02, 2019 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
17 | Oct 06, 2018 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
16 | Jul 07, 2018 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
15 | Apr 15, 2018 | 20 | ![]() | win | TD 8 |
14 | Jan 20, 2018 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Aug 23, 2017 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
12 | May 16, 2017 | 19 | ![]() | win | MD 6 |
11 | Apr 16, 2017 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Feb 19, 2017 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Dec 23, 2016 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
8 | Nov 13, 2016 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Oct 04, 2016 | 18 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
6 | Jul 27, 2016 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Apr 28, 2016 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jan 28, 2016 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Nov 22, 2015 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
2 | Jul 17, 2015 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Apr 26, 2015 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |