Nakatani vs Cuerdo

Who won Nakatani vs Cuerdo?

Junto Nakatani beat Philip Luis Cuerdo by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, June 1st, 2019, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Nakatani vs Cuerdo stats

Back in June 2019, Junto Nakatani stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Philip Luis Cuerdo made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nakatani had a massive power advantage over Cuerdo, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Cuerdo's 36%.

Junto Nakatani was the younger man by 3 years, at 21 years old.

Nakatani had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cuerdo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Junto Nakatani and Philip Luis Cuerdo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Nakatani's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Cuerdo's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months later than Cuerdo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Cuerdo's 106.

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Nakatani's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Nakatani vs Cuerdo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nakatani vs Cuerdo?

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