If the big guns run away, he will immediately move to bantamweight!　Jyunjin Nakatani, who is too strong, reveals his “too unexpected problem”.

Nakatani sank his opponent twice and felt it was only a matter of time before he would win by knockout, but the next six rounds saw him lose the only point of the fight. He was hit cleanly with a right hand by the challenger, who came out to throw him off balance.

It wasn’t a punch I didn’t anticipate, but I got hit when I was off balance, and I thought, ‘Oh, I got hit at the wrong time. It didn’t look good. I was trying to keep my distance and control the ring.

My trainer, Rudy Hernandez (60), repeatedly told me that Cortes is a dangerous fighter, so I fought carefully. He is the type of fighter who will throw a heavy blow when he gets close. That’s why I tried not to get hit. ……

Nakatani dominated the rest of the fight, but Cortes was a tough fighter who was willing to endure and advance. Nakatani struck to the body again in the ninth round, taking him down for the third time. However, Nakatani, who had set himself the task of “fighting carefully,” chose not to go deep, but to make sure to take him down.

Cortez had the punching power, and I felt it was important to break him down rather than forcing a KO. I hoped to create a knockout scene with my rhythm. I expected him to come in more aggressive. So there were parts during the fight where I felt like, ‘Is it okay to be so controlled? When I got close, he would throw heavy punches, so I had to be careful. At my own distance, it was easy to fight.”

In the 12th round, Nakatani came storming in, and in the bout that earned him the WBO super flyweight belt, he slaughtered his opponent with a brilliant counter left hook with 39 seconds left in the final round. It was an attack reminiscent of that scene.

I wanted to finish him,” he said. I wanted to finish him, but boxing is about the opponent,” said Cortes. I also recognize that Cortes did a great job, and I think that the 12-round fight was an experience that will lead to the next fight.

Rudy Hernandez has been supporting Juntaro Nakatani since he was 15 years old when he went to the U.S. by himself to learn the boxing style of the home country. Rudy Hernandez, the trainer who has supported Junjin Nakatani since then and continues to support him today, thought that Cortes would have a more difficult time this time.

Cortez is really tough,” Hernandez said. He’s got plenty of punching power, and he’s a world-ranked fighter with a nasty style that doesn’t stop and keeps coming forward. Junto made a huge difference, and that’s due to his ability.”