May 20 2023
Saturday

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States

12 rounds contest @ Super Flyweight
24-0-0

est. ringwalk:

2023-05-21T03:00:00Z ()

broadcast start time:

US - TBC / UK - N/A

25-2-0

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Belts on The Line

Vacant WBO World Junior Bantamweight Championship

The tape

25
Age
32
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 5" / 165 cm
66.9" / 170 cm
Reach
N/A
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

UD 10TKO 8TKO 4KO 8KO 1
Form
UD 10TKO 2KO 8UD 10UD 12
24
Wins
25
18
By KO
16
75
KO%
64
0
Losses
2
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2014
106
Pro rounds
174

Current rankings @ Super Flyweight

7
The Ring
9
-
WBA
-
-
WBC
-
1
WBO
2
4
IBF
5

Junto Nakatani vs Andrew Moloney preview

When is Nakatani vs Moloney?

Junto Nakatani will square off against Andrew Moloney on Saturday 20th May 2023 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest is for the vacant WBO super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Devin Haney's and Vasyl Lomachenko's clash for the IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Oscar Valdez's and Adam Lopez's bout.

Nakatani vs Moloney stats

Junto Nakatani steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andrew Moloney will make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Nakatani has advantage in power over Moloney, with a 75% knock out percentage over Moloney's 64%.

Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Nakatani has a height advantage of 2 inches over Moloney.

Junto Nakatani fights out of the southpaw stance, while Andrew Moloney is an orthodox fighter.

Nakatani is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months later than Moloney, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 68 less professional rounds, 106 to Moloney's 174.

Junto Nakatani goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 7 by the RING at super flyweight.

Andrew Moloney is currently ranked number 2 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF and 9 by the RING in the 115lb division.

Nakatani vs Moloney form

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

In his last fight, he won against Francisco Rodriguez Jr on 1st November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Ryota Yamauchi on 9th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beat Angel Acosta on 10th September 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Giemel Magramo on 6th November 2020 by knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

He had won against Philip Luis Cuerdo on 1st June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Moloney has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Norbelto Jimenez on 16th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alexander Espinoza on 5th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria.

Going into that contest, he had beat Gilberto Mendoza on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Before that, he had won against Froilan Saludar on 21st December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star Event Centre, New South Wales, Australia.

He had been beaten by Joshua Franco on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Andrew Moloney has been fighting more than Junto Nakatani.

Junto Nakatani last fought 4 months and 30 days ago, while Andrew Moloney's last outing was 5 months and 15 days ago.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Moloney's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time does Nakatani vs Moloney start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Nakatani vs Moloney?

Nakatani vs Moloney will be broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US.

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