Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr

Who won Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr?

Junto Nakatani beat Francisco Rodriguez Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, November 1st, 2022, at Super Arena, Saitama.

The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 99-90, 97-92 in favor of winner Junto Nakatani.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kenshiro Teraji beating Hiroto Kyoguchi for the WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Shuichiro Yoshino defeated Masayoshi Nakatani, and Jonathan Gonzalez was victorious over Shokichi Iwata for the WBO World Junior Flyweight title.

Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr stats

Back in November 2022, Junto Nakatani stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Junto Nakatani was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Nakatani had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rodriguez Jr. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Junto Nakatani fought out of the southpaw stance, while Francisco Rodriguez Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Nakatani was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 6 months later than Rodriguez Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 131 fewer professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Rodriguez Jr's 274.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr was ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ryota Yamauchi on April 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

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

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

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

He had beaten Naoki Mochizuki on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Nakatani's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Rodriguez Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 27 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 Rodriguez Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr?

Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Nakatani vs Rodriguez Jr?

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