Junto Nakatani coach Rudy Hernandez says he hopes Nakatani (30-0, 23 COs) will fight against Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez because he is “100 percent” confident that he will knock him out.
It is a battle that Nakatani has to take to give him a bad need, but he won’t. It’s a good thing for Nakatani that his coach, Rudy, doesn’t make his fights. Bam’s ability to move, throwing bumps from strange angles, would be a nightmare for him.
Nakatani makes technical errors if he is forced to fight quickly, and he cannot fight on the inside. His offense is limited to his sniper -like left hand. With the weapon taken away, Nakatani is extremely limited. His coach, Rudy Hernandez, failed to develop his skills. I’m sure he tried it, but some fighters can’t learn.
‘Bam: a real nightmare
Letting him fight Bam Rodriguez can be a total disaster, similar to when he destroyed Wisaksil Wangk, Sunny Edwards and Juan Estrada. These three have more technical ability than Nakatani, and Jesse made it look easy and disarmed their offensive weapon to achieve knockouts.
‘Bam’ (21-0, 14 COs) is wrong for Nakatani’s robot, one-dimensional style. He has only one weapon, his left hand. We saw him get frustrated and lost confidence if he couldn’t end up on his left.
Nakatani’s promoters Will probably not allow him anywhere near A talent like ‘Bam’ Rodriguez because he spoils the big payday he will get against ‘The Monster’ Naoya Inoue next year. WBC Bantamweight Champion Nakatani, 27, is a fight away from the challenge of Inoue for his undisputed Super Bantamweight Championship in May 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
The management of Nakatani helped him make an unbeaten record, but he did not fight an elite fighter like ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Junto is too dependent on his left hand. He has to set up the shot perfectly to land it, and if he can’t, he looks helpless. Nakatani is visibly upset if he can’t connect with his left side.
“I hope we fight Bam. If you were Bam, would you call out Nakatani? Junto beats Bam, 100 percent, within six to eight rounds. We will knock him out. I’m confident about it, ‘said coach Rudy Hernandez Ring magazine About his fighter, Junto Nakatani, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez stops if they fight.
Rodriguez awaits at unification
The WBC 115-LB champion ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is fighting against the WBO Super Flyweight Champ Phumelela Cafu (11-0-3, 8 COs) on July 19 in the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. After Rodriguez won that fight, he will be a two-belt champion at 115.
Next month, WBC Bantamweight Champion Nakatani will be in the IBF Ryosuke Nishida (10-0, 2 COs) on June 8 in a unification fight in the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan.
Last updated on 05/21/2025
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