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Masayoshi Nakatani
Masayoshi Nakatani (中谷正義 Masayoshi Nakatani, born March 08, 1989 in Osaka[1]) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the OPBF featherweight title from 2014 to 2019.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Masayoshi Nakatani |
| class | Lightweight |
| height | 182cm |
| reach | 182cm |
| Country of Citizenship | Japan |
| birthday | March 8, 1989 (30 years old) |
| Birthplace | Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| style | Orthodox |
| Professional boxing results | |
| Total matches | 19 |
| win | 18 |
| KO win | 12 |
| Defeat | 1 |
History[edit]
Masayoshi is from Shinto Mikuni Elementary School in Osaka City and Higashi Mikuni Junior High School in Osaka City. In junior high school he started boxing at Apollo Yoshio's gym. He participated in a national tournament at Ikoku High School together with Issho Ioka, Ryo Miyazaki, Yuta Uetani, and Yusoo Okayama, and was called the "Five People of Okukoku."[2]
On June 12, 2011, he competed with Katsuhisa Shiokawa in the Matsushita IMP Hall, winning TKO in the forth round, and won his debut victory.
On January 11, 2014, he competed with OPBF Oriental Pacific Lightweight Champion Yoshitaka Kato at Korakuen Hall and won by decision, winning the OPBF Oriental Pacific Lightweight Champion belt.[3] On February 5, he was elected a monthly MVP of the East Japan Boxing Association.[4]
He made his first ring appearance outside of Japan July 19th 2019, where he lost Teófimo López by decision.[5][6]
On September 27, 2019, he announced his retirement on Twitter[3][7]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| Professional record summary | ||
| 19 fights | 18 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "BoxRec: Masayoshi Nakatani". boxrec.com.
- ↑ "０６総体THE近畿". www.nnn.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "中谷正義が判定で新王者／ボクシング - ボクシングニュース". nikkansports.com (in 日本語). Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ↑ "MVP中谷、技能賞は大平、1月の月間賞". Boxing News（ボクシングニュース） (in 日本語). 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ↑ "中谷正義、挑戦者決定戦の前日計量クリア - ボクシング : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in 日本語). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ↑ "Teofimo Lopez vs. Masayoshi Nakatani - Official For July 19". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ↑ "世界挑戦まであと一歩 中谷正義が引退表明". Boxing News（ボクシングニュース） (in 日本語). 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
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