Trainer Rudy Hernandez believes that three-division titleholder Junto Nakatani could one day face undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue, although no timeline has been set, and the thought of the matchup gives him a light-hearted scare.
Junto Nakatani, 26, who holds the WBC bantamweight title, is expected to make his ring return before the end of the year. Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs), from Sagamihara, Japan, defended his title last Saturday with a first-round stoppage over Vincent Astro...
Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 knockouts) continued to audition for a pound-for-pound slot after a devastating first round KO win on Saturday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Japanese Nakatani, 26, landed a straight left hand to the body of Vincent Astro...
Unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani will make the first defense of his new belt July 20 at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena against top-ranked contender Vincent Astrolabio, manager Sean Gibbons told BoxingScene.
Vincent Astrolabio is eager to land right back in the title mix. The former title challenger from the Philippines will hit the road to face Nawaphon Kaikanha in a scheduled twelve-round, WBC bantamweight title eliminator. The sanctioning body confirm...
It was not the way that Jason Moloney envisioned his first title win. The veteran bantamweight from Australia claimed a major belt on his third try but had to overcome a broken hand to turn away the challenge of the Philippines’ Vincent Astrolabio. A...
The third time was a charm for Jason Moloney. A twenty-year dream was realized by the veteran bantamweight from Australia, who claimed the vacant WBO title with a twelve-round, majority decision win over Vincent Astrolabio. Judge Tom Carusone (114-11...
Jason Moloney had every reason to feel confident that his next fight would be for a major title. It just came down to which path to travel. There was a point where he thought it would be versus former four-division champ Nonito Donaire (42-7, 28KOs)...
Jason Moloney has no problem playing the role of older brother as he and Andrew pursue separate titles. The twin brothers were separated by just one minute at birth, with Jason born first and now lands his WBO bantamweight title one week prior to And...
It goes without saying that Vincent Astrolabio is coming off a career-best year. Of course, there’s always room for improvement. The red-hot bantamweight contender aims to win his first major title as a pro this weekend. The vacant WBO bantamweight t...
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