Junto Nakatani is set to face the challenge of David Cuellar Contreras on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.
The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
This contest is for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.
Junto Nakatani steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
David Cuellar Contreras will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.
The stats suggest Nakatani has an advantage in power over Contreras, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Contreras’ 64%.
Junto Nakatani is the older man by 4 years, at 27 years old.
Contreras has a height advantage of 2 inches over Nakatani. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.
Junto Nakatani fights out of the southpaw stance, while David Cuellar Contreras is an orthodox fighter.
Nakatani is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Contreras, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Contreras’ 135.
Junto Nakatani goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at bantamweight.
David Cuellar Contreras is currently ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 8 by The Ring in the 118lb division.
Nakatani remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he 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, Japan.
Prior to that, he had won against Vincent Astrolabio on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Alejandro Santiago on February 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Before that, he had defeated Argi Cortes on September 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.
He had won against Andrew Moloney on May 20, 2023, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Nakatani’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
Contreras’ last 3 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.7 rounds on average.
Junto Nakatani – 670
David Cuellar Contreras + 480
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, February 23, 2025
