Junto Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs) knocked out in the sixth round Alexandro Santiago (28-4-5, 14 KOs) in the main event of the boxing evening in Tokyo. Thus, the Japanese took the WBC world bantamweight title from the Mexican.
WBO leadership obliges the teams of the current champion in the second flyweight division Kazuto Yoki (29-2-1, 15 KOs) and number one in the rankings and former flyweight champion Junto Nakatani (24-0, 18 KOs) to start negotiations on their fight. The parties have 30 days to reach an agreement, otherwise a promotional auction will be announced with a minimum bid of $100,000.