Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani

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Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani
Date June 26, 2021
Location Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Ukraine Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Japan Masayoshi Nakatani
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Tale of the tape
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine From Osaka, Japan
14–2 (10 KO) Pre-fight record 19–1 (13 KO)
5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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Southpaw Style Orthodox
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 Recognition
Result Lomachenko wins via 9th-round TKO

Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani was a lightweight professional boxing match contested between three-division former unified lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, and lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani. The bout took place on June 26, 2021, at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.[1] Lomachenko won the fight by ninth-round technical knockout.[2]

Background

The pair share a common loss to Teófimo López. Lomachenko lost his unified titles to the American in October 2020, while Nakatani had also lost a unanimous decision to López in July 2019.[3] Lomachenko cited that he "still wanted to be undisputed lightweight champion". However, López declined to give Lomachenko a rematch, explaining that “everybody [in Lomachenko’s camp] was being a dick to me, my father. He [Lomachenko] didn’t want to put a rematch clause in our contract."[4] Speaking on why he chose Nakatani as his next opponent, Lomachenko said "I want to compare myself with this guy, he was close with [López] in their fight."[5]

Nakatani fought back from his loss to López, beating Félix Verdejo via technical knockout, after being dropped for the first time in his professional career.[6]

Lomachenko agreed to a comeback fight against Nakatani in Las Vegas.[7] The bout was aired on ESPN+ in the US[8] and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.[9] It went head to head with Gervonta Davis' light welterweight clash with Mario Barrios on Showtime PPV in Atlanta, Georgia taking place on the same night.[10] The fight was only the second time in Lomachenko's professional career that a world title was not on the line.[11]

Fight details

Lomachenko reasserted himself as one of the best at lightweight, as the former pound-for-pound star dropped Nakatani in the fifth, before stopping him in round nine. CompuBox stats show that Lomachenko landed 104 out of 214 punches (49%), while Nakatani landed 29 out of 250 (12%).

With the victory, Lomachenko earned the right to a potential rematch with López, a reward he has made no secret that he desperately seeks. "He has a fight in the future with [George] Kambosos, but after [we will fight]," Lomachenko said. "Maybe next year, beginning of the year. December, January, February. I am waiting." Lomachenko added: "Everybody saw how I won this fight, and everybody is waiting for the rematch, so let's make a rematch."[12]

Fight card

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Ukraine Vasiliy Lomachenko def. Japan Masayoshi Nakatani TKO 9/12 1:48
Middleweight Kazakhstan Janibek Alimkhanuly def. United States Rob Brant RTD 8/10 3:00
Heavyweight Italy Guido Vianello def. United States Marlon Williams TKO 2/4 0:01
Welterweight United States Giovani Santillan def. United States Cecil McCalla UD 8/8
Bantamweight Mexico Luis Fernando Saavedra def. United States Robert Rodriguez UD 6/6
Bantamweight United States Floyd Diaz def. United States Jaime Jasso UD 4/4
Super bantamweight Japan Subaru Murata def. United States Keven Monroy TKO 2/4 1:42 Note 1
Lightweight United States DeMichael Harris def. Argentina Jonatan Hernan Godoy RTD 3/4 3:00

^Note 1 Murata's professional debut

Broadcasting

Country/Region Broadcaster
Free Cable TV PPV Stream
United States United States (host) N/A ESPN+
 Ukraine[13] N/A MEGOGO N/A MEGOGO
 Japan[14] N/A Wowow N/A Wowow
Unsold markets[15] N/A FITE TV
 France[16] N/A BeIN Sports N/A BeIN Sports
 Russia[17] Match TV N/A Match TV
 United Kingdom N/A Sky Sports N/A Sky Sports
 Ireland


References

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