Nakatani sinks #1 Chitpattana, keeps WBC 118lb belt

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)

Unbeaten WBC bantamweight champ Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs), 117.75, successfully kept his belt in his mandatory defense as he scored a beautiful stoppage of #1 Petch Sor Chitpattana (76-2, 53 KOs), 117.5, at 2:59 of the sixth round on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. Chitpattana down twice in round six.

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  • Nakatani should unify 118 — at least a little — then do what Rigondeaux said he wanted to do after one of his fights, “go Monster hunting”.

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