中谷潤人

He weighed in officially at 121.6 lb. His head trainer is Rudy Hernandez. He trains in Los Angeles. He spars with a lot of Mexican fighters. He was sparring with Ramon Cardenas who dropped Inoue earlier this year. His trainer Rudy has them spar at about 10% speed to work on timing and feel without getting hurt. Nakatani sparred over 300 rounds preparing for the Nishida fight. Rudy Hernandez has been calling for shots in Nakatani's corner, telling him he can hit around the guard. He is from Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. He is undefeated with a record of 31 wins. He has 24 knockouts in his 31 wins. He is ranked number six as pound-for-pound one of the top boxers in the world.

Rudy Hernandez is Nakatani's coach. Nakatani is now the undefeated, unified WBC and IBF bantamweight champion of the world. Nakatani typically enjoys a significant size advantage but does not have as extreme an advantage in this fight. Nakatani has significant punching power. Nakatani has a big left hand over the top that has been a fight-ending shot throughout his career. Nakatani is not shy about throwing a roundhouse left because it comes to Nishida from out of his blind spot. Nakatani's corner told him to stop running. Nakatani won by technical knockout.