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Top Rank Signs Pound-For-Pound Phenom Junto Nakatani to Co-Promotional Agreement with Teiken Promotions & M.T Boxing Gym
PhilBoxing.com Thu, 25 Jul 2024

LAS VEGAS (July 24, 2024) —Teiken Promotions and M.T Boxing Gym have come to an agreement with Top Rank to co-promote Japanese pound-for-pound star, three-division king, and reigning WBC bantamweight world champion Junto Nakatani.
Nakatani is expected to make his ring return before the end of the year.
The 26-year-old Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs), from Sagamihara, Japan, defended his title last Saturday with a first-round stoppage over Vincent Astrolabio to improve to 7-0 in world title fights.
The southpaw bulldozer, who trains in Los Angeles with Rudy Hernandez, is ranked No. 10 on the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list.
“Junto Nakatani is an exceptional, unique talent,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “He is a force of nature and one of the sport’s most vicious punchers. The Junto Nakatani Era is just starting. He will be the pound-for-pound king one day, and I am thrilled that he’s decided to join the Top Rank stable.”
Nakatani said, “Thank you to Bob Arum and everyone at Top Rank. This is a significant moment in my career, and I want to continue giving boxing fans great fights.”
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