Japanese boxer Junto Nakatani made a successful first defense of his WBO super flyweight title Monday with a unanimous decision over Mexico's Argi Cortes.Nakatani knocked Cortes down twice in the fifth round and again in the ninth en route to improving his record to 26-0 with 19 knockouts.The 25-year-old left-hander got smacked by a right from the challenger in the sixth round but managed to stay on his feet at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.Two judges scored the bout 119-106, while the other scored it 118-107."I wanted to show a convincing victory," Nakatani said. "I scored a knockout in the final r…READ FULL ARTICLE
