Japanese southpaw Junto Nakatani knocked out Giemel Magramo in the eighth round on Friday to capture the WBO world flyweight crown in his maiden world title fight and the first held in Japan during the novel coronavirus pandemic.The 22-year-old Nakatani, the WBO's third-ranked contender, improved to 21-0 in his pro career with his 16th knockout. Although Magramo came out punching hard, Nakatani's longer reach allowed him to attack at will and dictate the pace.The 26-year-old Filipino, the WBO's top-ranked contender, was knocked down in the seventh and had no answer to a series of punishing …READ FULL ARTICLE
