On November 1, 2022, a 33-year-old Masayoshi Nakatani (19-2, 13 KOs) and a 31-year-old fellow Japanese boxer Shuichiro Yoshino (15-0, 11 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 6 days. Yoshino was on a 15-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 23 days.
Shuichiro Yoshino stopped Masayoshi Nakatani via KO in the 6th round. Yoshino improves his record to 16-0 (12 KOs), while Nakatani adds a loss to his record at 19-3.
On June 26, 2021, a 32-year-old Masayoshi Nakatani (19-1, 13 KOs) and a 33-year-old Ukrainian boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) met in the ring.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Lomachenko was on a -1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 9 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Masayoshi Nakatani via TKO in the 9th round. Lomachenko improves his record to 15-2 (11 KOs), while Nakatani adds a loss to his record at 19-2.
On July 19, 2019, a 30-year-old Masayoshi Nakatani (18-0, 12 KOs) and a 21-year-old American boxer Teófimo López (13-0, 11 KOs) met in the ring.
Nakatani came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. López was on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 29 days.
Teófimo López defeated Masayoshi Nakatani via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. López improves his record to 14-0, while Nakatani adds a loss to his record at 18-1.