Junto Nakatani faces David Cuellar Contreras live on ESPN+ from Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, February 24. The pair square off in the scheduled 12-round bout with the WBC bantamweight title on the line.
Three-division world champion Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs) steps through the ropes in front of his home-country crowd and makes the third defense of his belt. David Cuellar Contreras (28-0, 18 KOs) from Mexico makes his international debut and first attempt to land one of the four major straps.
The co-feature is a 12-round all-Japanese rematch between defending WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi (12-0-2, 8 KOs) and former flyweight champion Daigo Higa (21-3-1, 19 KOs). Also on the card is a 10-round bantamweight matchup between Japanese former kickboxing champion Tenshin Nasukawa (5-0, 2 KOs) and former 118-pound champion Jason Moloney (27-3, 19 KOs) from Australia.
Among other Nakatani vs Cuellar undercard bouts featuring Japanese boxers, Eigoro Akai (5-3, 4 KOs) takes on Ryuya Moriai (4-2-1) in a six-rounder at super middleweight. Hayato Aiko (1-0) meets debuting Yuki Sato in a four-rounder at featherweight. Ryosuke Kiuchi (2-3-1, 2 KOs) and Fuentes Kitajima (2-1) go head-to-head in a four-rounder at lightweight.
Junto Nakatani vs David Cuellar results
Get Junto Nakatani vs David Cuellar full fight card results below.
- Junto Nakatani def. David Cuellar by KO (R3 at 2:55) | Watch video
- Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Daigo Higa – unanimous draw (114-114, 114-114, 114-114)
- Tenshin Nasukawa def. Jason Moloney by unanimous decision (97-93, 97-93, 98-92)
- Ryuya Moriai def. Eigoro Akai by TKO (R2 at 1:15)
- Ryosuke Kiuchi def. Fuentes Kitajima by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
- Hayato Aiko def. Yuki Sato by unanimous decision (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)