JUNJIN NAKATANI and HAKUHAKU to win two weight classes at “5.20” in Vegas! 10-year bond between Jyunto Nakatani and his master

Jyunjin Nakatani, 25, is preparing for his WBO super flyweight title fight against Andrew Moloney on May 20. Since his debut, he has steadily accumulated white stars, winning all 24 of his fights with 18 KOs. For Nakatani, this will be a fight for a two-division championship.

Originally, he was supposed to face Kazusho Ioka (34), who held the same title, as the designated challenger, but Ioka avoided Nakatani and vacated the belt. He opted for a return match against an opponent he had drawn late last year. At the time of this announcement, there were voices in the boxing world that Ioka, who had little chance of winning, had escaped. If the Ioka-Nakatani fight had taken place, Nakatani would certainly have won.

Nakatani went to the U.S. by himself at the age of 15 and mastered the real boxing. Rudy Hernandez (60), who has been coaching Nakatani since that time, said, “The Ioka fight was a 12-round fight.

“He was more than capable of winning the Ioka fight. Andrew Moloney is a strong fighter who can fight in-fight and outbox. Nevertheless, I don’t see any reason for Jundt to lose. He is always in his best condition to fight.”

Rudy, who trained his own brother, the late Genaro, to become a renowned champion and has coached Takehara Shinji, Hatayama Takanori, and Ito Masayuki, among others, has been Nakatani’s chief strategist for the past 10 years, and he is confident in Nakatani’s abilities.

“Junto is the best player I have ever coached,” Nakatani said. My brother was also a great champion, but he is better. In addition to his talent, he is always eager to learn. He trains to be the best, and he deserves to win four weight classes. Hopefully, he can go for the sixth weight class.”

Genaro, Rudy’s best before meeting Nakatani, won super featherweight titles with the WBA and WBC, successfully defending them eight and three times, respectively. He was a stylish, technical boxer who was known for his ability to not let his opponent hit him. His last match was against the then 21-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the 32-year-old Genaro’s defeat signaled a generational shift.

Nakatani, a technician with long arms and legs and no wasted movement, and Genaro had much in common in their boxing. When I asked Nakatani about this, he replied, “I watch a lot of videos.

Nakatani arrived in Los Angeles on March 29 to camp under Rudy in preparation for the fight against Moroni. Nakatani said that he had adjusted well to the new weight class, just as his instructor had said.

I’ve found the process of losing weight easier now that I’m a super flyweight,” Nakatani said. But the end of the weight cut is still hard. It seems like I’m still growing taller. 

Nakatani, who has been doing one thing at a time since he was 15 years old, has cultivated a steel mentality while enduring loneliness in a foreign country. That is why he has no need for grandiose words, and he never forgets to be humble at all times.

Nakatani said, “We sparred a total of 209 rounds at this camp, and we had two full 12-round sparring sessions. On average, we trained about 20 rounds every day.”