Junto Nakatani made a ruthlessly efficient defence of the WBC bantamweight world title against Vincent Astrolabio.
Junto Nakatani made a ruthlessly efficient defence of the WBC bantamweight world title on Saturday, stopping challenger Vincent Astrolabio inside the first round. Japan's Nakatani lived up to his reputation as one of world boxing's most fearsome knockout artists at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. He stepped forward and landed a ferocious cross direct to the body. A shot that was both literally and metaphorically breath-taking as it hit Astrolabio on the belt line but in the target area.
Takuma's brother, Naoya 'The Monster' Inoue, is lurking just one division above Nakatani at super-bantamweight where he is the undisputed world champion. 'I will take one step at a time but I know in one of the weight divisions there's the 'Monster' waiting. So let's see what happens,' Nakatani said.
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