On February 24, 2024, a 26-year-old Junto Nakatani (26-0, 19 KOs) got a shot at the WBC bantamweight title held by 28-year-old Mexican boxer Alexandro Santiago (28-3-5, 14 KOs).
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 6 days. Santiago was on a 4-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
Junto Nakatani stopped the champion via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC bantamweight champion. Nakatani improves his record to 27-0 (20 KOs), while Santiago adds a loss to his record at 28-4-5.
On September 10, 2021, the 23-year-old WBO flyweight world champion, Junto Nakatani (21-0, 16 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Ángel Acosta (22-2, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 4 days. Acosta was on a 2-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 23 days.
Junto Nakatani stopped Ángel Acosta via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO flyweight title. Nakatani improves his record to 22-0 (17 KOs), while Acosta adds a loss to his record at 22-3.
On July 20, 2024, the 26-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Junto Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Filipino boxer Vincent Astrolabio (19-4, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Astrolabio was on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 24 days.
Junto Nakatani made quick work of Vincent Astrolabio, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Nakatani improves his record to 28-0 (21 KOs), while Astrolabio adds a loss to his record at 19-5.
On April 9, 2022, the 24-year-old WBO flyweight world champion, Junto Nakatani (22-0, 17 KOs), faced a 27-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Ryota Yamauchi (8-1, 7 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 30 days. Yamauchi was on a 4-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 16 days.
Junto Nakatani stopped Ryota Yamauchi via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO flyweight title. Nakatani improves his record to 23-0 (18 KOs), while Yamauchi adds a loss to his record at 8-2.
On November 6, 2020, 22-year-old Junto Nakatani (20-0, 15 KOs) and Giemel Magramo fought for the vacant WBO flyweight title.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 1 day.
Junto Nakatani stopped Giemel Magramo via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Nakatani improves his record to 21-0 (16 KOs)
On May 20, 2023, 25-year-old Junto Nakatani (24-0, 18 KOs) and 32-year-old Andrew Moloney (24-2, 15 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO super-flyweight title.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Moloney was on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
Junto Nakatani stopped Andrew Moloney via KO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight. Nakatani improves his record to 25-0 (19 KOs), while Moloney adds a loss to his record at 24-3.
On September 18, 2023, the 25-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Junto Nakatani (25-0, 19 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Mexican boxer Argi Cortes (25-3-2, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 29 days. Cortés was on a 2-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months.
Junto Nakatani defeated Argi Cortes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-flyweight title. Nakatani improves his record to 26-0, while Cortés adds a loss to his record at 25-4-2.
On August 23, 2017, a 19-year-old Junto Nakatani (12-0, 9 KOs) and a 21-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Seigo Yuri Akui (11-0-1, 7 KOs) met in the ring in a flyweight bout.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 7 days. Akui was on a 9-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 7 days.
Junto Nakatani stopped Seigo Yuri Akui via TKO in the 6th round. Nakatani improves his record to 13-0 (10 KOs), while Akui adds a loss to his record at 11-1-1.
On December 23, 2016, an 18-year-old Junto Nakatani (8-0, 7 KOs) and a 24-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Masamichi Yabuki (3-0, 3 KOs) met in the ring.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days. Yabuki was on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 17 days.
Junto Nakatani defeated Masamichi Yabuki via unanimous decision in the 4-round fight. Nakatani improves his record to 9-0, while Yabuki adds a loss to his record at 3-1.
On November 1, 2022, a 24-year-old Junto Nakatani (23-0, 18 KOs) and a 29-year-old Mexican boxer Francisco Rodríguez Jr. (36-5-1, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a flyweight bout.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 23 days. Rodriguez Jr. was on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 16 days.
Junto Nakatani defeated Francisco Rodríguez Jr. via unanimous decision in the 10-round flyweight fight. Nakatani improves his record to 24-0, while Rodriguez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 36-6-1.