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Junto Nakatani

"Big Bang"

32-1-0

33Career bouts
75%KO rate

Bio

Japanese three-division champion who vacated his WBC and IBF bantamweight titles in August 2025 to move up to super bantamweight. Suffered his first professional defeat to Naoya Inoue in May 2026, fracturing his eye socket in the eleventh round, and remains the division's top contender.

Tale of the Tape

Record32-1-0
DivisionSuper Bantamweight (122 lb)
StatusContender
NicknameBig Bang
Age28
NationalityJapanese
Height5'7" / 170cm
Reach67" / 170cm
StanceSouthpaw
Win methods24 wins by KO
KO rate75% (24 of 32 wins)

Recent bouts

LWW
Lvs Naoya InoueTokyo, May 2, 202632-1-0
Wvs Sebastian HernandezRiyadh, Dec 27, 202532-0-0
Wvs Ryosuke NishidaTokyo, Jun 8, 202531-0-0

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