When is Nakatani vs Gonzalez?
Junto Nakatani could take on Cristian Gonzalez in Summer 2026 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 32 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 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 75% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 38%.
Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 7 years, at 28 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 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Gonzalez's 119.
Nakatani vs Gonzalez form
Nakatani remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Sebastian Hernandez on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had defeated Ryosuke Nishida on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had beaten David Cuellar Contreras on February 24, 2025, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.
Before that, he had won against Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.
He had beaten Vincent Astrolabio on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Activity check
Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.
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