Lomachenko vs. Nakatani: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Vasyl Lomachenko (The Matrix) and Masayoshi Nakatani are scheduled to meet in a non-world-title bout on at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT w1 d3 | LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d2 | LT w1 d3 |
| sFT w1 d4 | |||
| FT w1 d3 | |||
Date
This fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Masayoshi Nakatani took place on 26 June, 2021 at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US.
Tale of the Tape
At 180 cm, Masayoshi Nakatani is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Vasyl Lomachenko is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 180 cm, Nakatani also has a significant reach advantage of 14 cms over Lomachenko's 166 cm. On top of that, Nakatani also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Lomachenko.
Lomachenko is coming in to this fight with a record of 14-2 (10 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 9 days ago against TeĂłfimo LĂłpez, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.
Nakatani comes in with a record of 19-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 14 days ago against FĂ©lix Verdejo, which he won via 9th round TKO.Vasyl Lomachenko is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Masayoshi Nakatani fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Lomachenko will be 33 years and 4 months old. Nakatani will be 32 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 65-35 in favor of Vasyl Lomachenko. Here is the prediction for Lomachenko vs. Nakatani.
Result
Vasyl Lomachenko defeated Masayoshi Nakatani via 9th round TKO. Nakatani's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lomachenko gets on a new winning streak. Lomachenko is now 15-2, and Nakatani 19-2.