Filipino Magramo flies to Japan to face Nakatani for WBO flyweight supremacy

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

 

There’s no stopping Giemel Magramo and his camp from pursuing Japan’s rising boxing sensation Junto Nakatani.

Even after having their proposed bout canceled five times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both parties finally came to a mutual agreement and will setup a highly-anticipated showdown on November 6 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Magramo and Nakatani will be squaring-off for the vacant WBO flyweight championship after seven months of negotiation and finalizing talks.

Hailed as one of the emerging stars in Japanese boxing, Nakatani currently holds a perfect record of 20-0 with 15 wins coming by way of knockout.

On the other hand, Magramo who is 24-1, earned his name in the business after knocking out former two-division world champion Milan Melindo, will try to rust Nakatani’s untainted record.

Most boxing analysts predict a stoppage in the bout as both fighters are knockout artists and expect the match to be fast-paced and explosive.