When is Yoshino vs Nakatani?

Shuichiro Yoshino will face the challenge of Masayoshi Nakatani on Tuesday 1st November 2022 at Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Kenshiro Teraji's and Hiroto Kyoguchi's clash for the WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Junto Nakatani's and Francisco Rodriguez Jr's contest and Jonathan Gonzalez's and Shokichi Iwata's bout for the WBO World Junior Flyweight title.

Yoshino vs Nakatani stats

Shuichiro Yoshino steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Masayoshi Nakatani will make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Yoshino has a slight advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 73% knock out percentage over Nakatani's 70%.

Shuichiro Yoshino is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Nakatani has a height advantage of 1 inch over Yoshino.

Both Shuichiro Yoshino & Masayoshi Nakatani fight out of an orthodox stance.

Yoshino is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 year and 6 months later than Nakatani, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 63 less professional rounds, 87 to Nakatani's 150.

Shuichiro Yoshino goes into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO and 13 by the IBF at lightweight.

Masayoshi Nakatani is currently ranked number 9 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Yoshino vs Nakatani form

Masayoshi Nakatani has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Vasyl Lomachenko on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Felix Verdejo on 12th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on 19th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Before that, he had won against Izuki Tomioka on 29th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 11th round at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

He had beat Amphon Suriyo on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 6th round at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

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Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time does Yoshino vs Nakatani start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Yoshino vs Nakatani?

Yoshino vs Nakatani will be broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

How do you stream Yoshino vs Nakatani?

You can stream Yoshino vs Nakatani via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

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You can stream Yoshino vs Nakatani via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $9.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $13.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu no ads) of ESPN+ is $19.99 and 1 year costs $99.99.

What are the odds on Yoshino vs Nakatani?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Yoshino vs Nakatani yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.