Nakatani vs Gonzalez

When is Nakatani vs Gonzalez?

Junto Nakatani could take on Cristian Gonzalez in Summer 2025 at Super Arena, Saitama.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

The contest would be for the WBO flyweight championship of the world.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin's and Ryota Murata's clash for the WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Shuichiro Yoshino's and Masayuki Ito's contest, and Junto Nakatani's and Ryota Yamauchi's bout for the WBO World Flyweight title.

Nakatani vs Gonzalez stats

Junto Nakatani would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cristian Gonzalez would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nakatani would have a massive power advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 38%.

Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Nakatani has a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Junto Nakatani fights out of the southpaw stance, while Cristian Gonzalez is an orthodox fighter.

Nakatani is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Gonzalez's 119.

Cristian Gonzalez is currently ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Nakatani vs Gonzalez form

Nakatani remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vincent Astrolabio on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alejandro Santiago on February 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Argi Cortes on September 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Andrew Moloney on May 20, 2023, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Nakatani vs Gonzalez?

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