Nakatani vs Takei

When is Nakatani vs Takei?

Junto Nakatani could face Yoshiki Takei in late 2026 Japan.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Nakatani vs Takei stats

Junto Nakatani would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yoshiki Takei would make his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest that Nakatani and Takei have similar power, both with a 75% knockout percentage.

Junto Nakatani is the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Takei has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Junto Nakatani and Yoshiki Takei fight out of a southpaw stance.

Nakatani is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Takei, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 113 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Takei's 63.

Yoshiki Takei is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Nakatani vs Takei form

Nakatani has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sebastian Hernandez on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Takei has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against DeKang Wang on May 2, 2026, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Christian Medina on September 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at IG Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yuttapong Tongdee on May 28, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama.

Before that, he had defeated Daigo Higa on September 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Jason Moloney on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Junto Nakatani has been fighting more than Yoshiki Takei.

Junto Nakatani last fought 6 months and 4 days ago, while Yoshiki Takei's last outing was 6 months and 4 days ago.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Takei's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 6 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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