Nakatani vs Acosta

Who won Nakatani vs Acosta?

Junto Nakatani beat Angel Acosta by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday 10th September 2021 at Casino Del Sol in Arizona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

This contest was for the WBO flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oscar Valdez beating Robson Conceicao for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Gabriel Flores Jr lost to Luis Alberto Lopez.

Nakatani vs Acosta stats

Junto Nakatani stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Angel Acosta made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Acosta had advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 95% knock out percentage over Nakatani's 76%.

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

Junto Nakatani fought out of the southpaw stance, while Angel Acosta was an orthodox fighter.

Nakatani was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 5 months later than Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 118 to Acosta's 134.

Angel Acosta was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Nakatani vs Acosta form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat 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 beat 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 won against 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 beat 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 defeated Philip Luis Cuerdo on 1st June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Nakatani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Acosta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Nakatani vs Acosta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nakatani vs Acosta?

Nakatani vs Acosta was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Nakatani vs Acosta?

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