Junto Nakatani Dominates in Tokyo Against Vincent Astrolabio

Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) extended his unbeaten professional record, stopping Vincent Astrolabio (19-5, 14 KOs) in round one to retain his WBC bantamweight crown at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan. The entire Teiken Promotions card was shown live on ESPN+ for those in the United States, while those in the UK can watch on Sky Sports Action.

Junto Nakatani Defeats Vincent Astrolabio by Early Stoppage

Junto Nakatani vs. Vincent Astrolabio Recap

As the opening round began, Nakatani looked to control the distance and fight at length, with Astrolabio trying to close the distance. The big punching southpaw landed a heavy-looking straight left to his opponent’s body, which left the Filipino fighter on the floor, unable to continue. Wow, what an impressive KO from Nakatani. Can anyone stop this big punching southpaw?

Post Fight Quotes

In the post-fight interview, Nakatani said: “Thank you so much, everyone”

He continued: “I thought maybe this might be a long fight, but I got the punch and am victorious.”

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The WBC king added: “I hope I can show you a better fight for the future.”

When asked about ending the punch that ended the fight, Nakatani said: “The punch went into Astrolabio quite smoothly and I thought it might be the one.”

He then spoke about what could come next: “I’m thinking about unifying in the bantamweight division or moving up,” said Nakatani. The big punching Inabe-gun native also had a message for a rival if he moves up: “(Naoya) Inoue, wait for me.”

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“Takuma Inoue is the one I really want to fight.”

Undercard

Tenshin Nasukawa (4-0, 2 KO) defeated Jonathan Rodriguez (17-3-1, 7 KOs) by TKO in the third round of their bantamweight clash, mixing his shots well with the KO blow coming from a straight left hand. The accuracy of the Japanese fighter was most impressive.

Anthony Olascuaga (7-1, 5 KOs) defeated Riku Kano (22-5-2, 11 KOs) by third-round KO to win the vacant WBO flyweight title. Olascuaga started well letting heavy combinations go, with Kano counterpunching with success. A right hand in the third broke Kano’s guard, with “Princesa” following it up with a brutal left uppercut, which left his opponent unable to beat the count.

Issei Aramoto (1-0, 1 KO) showed flashes of his excellent amateur pedigree before landing a beautiful left hook in round six to KO Mongontsooj Nandinerdene (2-2-1, 2 KOs) and record a debut win in their middleweight bout.