Nakatani is a tall, tough fighter who gave Lopez a fair amount of trouble in their 2019 fight despite losing wide on the scorecards.
There has been talk from many — though not from Lomachenko — that a return to 130 pounds would be the best career move as Lomachenko moves toward the back end of his career.
“Lomachenko only wants to fight the best, and who are the best? Maybe Devin Haney or maybe Tank Davis.
Lomachenko will enter the ring as a massive favorite against Nakatani at -1500, but it’s important to remember just how difficult it could be for him to find the target on the much larger opponent.
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Alimkhanuly has amassed an impressive run as an amateur with gold medals at the 2013 World Championships, 2013 Asian Championships and 2014 Asian Games.
Once he has a bit of information, Lomachenko needs to apply it and start using his world-class skills to pull away and pile up rounds because it seems unlikely he scores a stoppage in any circumstance beyond a referee stoppage due to swelling.