Junto Nakatani vs. Tasana Salapat: World title fight predictions

Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) and Tasana Salapat (76-1, 53 KOs) headline the second of two cards featuring multiple world title fights.

Their clash is the main event of an October 14th Teiken promotions Card at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Boxing fans in Japan can watch the action live on Prime Video. In the USA this is possible via ESPN+. Sky Sports+ will broadcast the card for those in the UK. Boxing fans can watch it the day before Takuma Inoue vs. Seiya Tsutsumi Obtain the card from the same points of sale.

Ahead of this boxing spectacle, Big Fight Weekend previews the second day of action, where Nakatani will defend his WBC bantamweight title against Salapat in the main event.

Junto Nakatani vs. Tasana Salapat: Predictions for every world title fight

Junto Nakatani vs. Tasana Salapat

At just 26 years old Nakatani has won world titles in three weight classes. He is highly valued by many. Salapat has only lost once as a professional, in 2018 against Takuma Inoue. At that time, Salapat was losing by a long way on the scorecards. Expect Nakatani to dominate here Battle and win by interruption in the middle round.

Anthony Olascuaga vs. Jonathan Gonzalez

Anthony Olascuaga (7-1, 5 KOs) will defend his WBO flyweight title against Jonathan González (28-3-1, 14 KOs, 1 NC). Gonzalez will move up from light flyweight, where he was previously world champion. Olascuaga has the power to make this difficult for the Puerto Rican. However, González's experience could allow him to do it the distance. In the end, however, a unanimous decision victory for Olascuaga can be expected.

Kosei Tanaka vs. Phumelele Cafu

Kosei Tanaka (20-1, 11 KOs) will defend his WBO super flyweight title against Phumelele Cafu (10-0-3, 8 KOs). Tanaka is another talented fighter from Japan who has won world titles in four weight classes. Cafu has done well in the South African boxing scene, but this may be a step too far for him. Considering Tanaka started at 105 pounds and now competes at 115 pounds, this should be the distance. Expect Tanaka to win via unanimous decision.