Nakatani retains WBC crown in Japan
Japanese boxer Junto Nakatani retained his WBC world bantamweight crown with a sixth-round knockout victory over Tai Petch Sor Chitpattna in an event organized by Teiken Promotions, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Nakatani’s victory was overwhelming and he confirmed himself as one of the very finest pound-for-pound fighters in the world, with his sartorial panache.
The fight began with a first round of much study, with both fighters trying to assess distance but also stand their ground.
The champion began to dominate from the fourth round onwards, punishing his rival with precise, delivered power.
In the sixth round, Junto connected with a hard straight trademark left hand, which sent Chitpattna crashing to the canvas.
Petch bravely managed to get up with the count of Referee Laurence Cole, but when exchanging blows he was hit hard, knocking him down yet again and ending the fight.
With this result, Nakatani improves to 29-0 with 22 knockouts, while Chitpattana fell to 76-2 with 53 knockouts.
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