Junto Nakatani vs David Cuellar: The Danger of an Unbeatable Boxer

Holder of the WBC bantamweight identify, Junto Nakatani will combat in opposition to David Cuellar, undefeated boxer on February 24 at Ariake Area in Tokyo, consistent with a Best Rank announcement. The combat might be broadcast on ESPN+ in america.

The development will even characteristic WBA bantamweight titleholder Seiya Tsutsumi protecting his identify for the primary time in opposition to Daigo Higa; and undefeated bantamweight contender Tenshin Nasukawa, who will face former titleholder Jason Moloney in a 10-round bout.

Nakatani, 28, from Japan, fought 3 times in 2024, successful through knockout. He stopped Alexandro Santiago to win the WBC identify, then stopped Vincent Astrolabio in a single around, adopted through a sixth-round knockout win over Tasana Salapat. Nakatani has a file of 29-0 (22 KOs).

Cuellar, a local of Mexico, is 28-0 (18 KOs). This might be his first identify combat. Cuellar fought two times in 2024, successful each bouts through unanimous resolution. His largest win got here in October 2023, when he stopped Luis Concepcion in 8 rounds.

Tsutsumi, 29, and Higa, additionally 29, will combat in a rematch. Their first assembly resulted in a attract 2020. Tsutsumi now has a file of 12-0-2 (8 KOs) and is on a seven-fight successful streak. He defeated Takuma Inoue by means of unanimous resolution in October to seize the WBA belt.

Higa is 21-3 (19 KOs) and is recent off a loss to reigning WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei in September. Those two combatants come from Tokyo. Nasukawa, 26, will face a former titleholder for the primary time in his occupation. The Tokyo resident has a file of 5-0 (2 KOs). He become a qualified athlete in April 2023 and has been lively to begin his occupation. Moloney enters with a file of 27-3 (19 KOs).

He misplaced on break up issues to then-title holder Emmanuel Rodriguez in 2018, and was once knocked out through then-title holder Naoya Inoue in 2020, however controlled to seize the vacant WBO identify in Would possibly 2023 with a unanimous resolution victory over Vincent Astrolabio. Then again, Moloney misplaced the identify in his 2nd protection, being dethroned through Takei in Would possibly.

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