Nakano vs Aleem

When is Nakano vs Aleem?

Mikito Nakano is set to square off against Raeese Aleem on Monday, November 24th, 2025, at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Tenshin Nasukawa's and Takuma Inoue's clash for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Tomoya Tsuboi's and Carlos Cuadras' contest, and Riku Masuda's and Jose Calderon Cervantes' bout.

Nakano vs Aleem stats

Mikito Nakano steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Raeese Aleem will make his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nakano has a massive power advantage over Aleem, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Aleem's 55%.

Mikito Nakano is the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Nakano has a height advantage of 1 inch over Aleem.

Mikito Nakano fights out of the southpaw stance, while Raeese Aleem is an orthodox fighter.

Nakano is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 years later than Aleem, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 87 fewer professional rounds, totaling 47 compared to Aleem's 134.

Mikito Nakano goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at featherweight.

Raeese Aleem is currently ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Nakano vs Aleem form

Aleem has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo on November 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Scope Arena, Norfolk, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sam Goodman on June 18, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Plania on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Eduardo Baez on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

He had won against Vic Pasillas on January 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Aleem's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time does Nakano vs Aleem start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Nakano vs Aleem?

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