✅ Subscribe : Masayoshi Nakatani's comeback against Felix Verdejo was even more impressive than viewers might've realized Saturday night. The Japanese lightweight contender didn’t just overcome the first two knockdowns of his career during his ninth-round knockout of Verdejo. has learned that Nakatani suffered a fractured right orbital bone in their scheduled 10-round fight at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. X-rays taken at a Las Vegas hospital confirmed what Nakatani feared to be true, that he sustained an injury similar to what he endured in his 12-round, unanimous-decision defeat to Teofimo Lopez in July 2019. Nakatani, 31, will confer with a specialist this week upon returning to Japan to determine if surgery is necessary. Regardless, the damage Nakatani suffered Saturday night will delay his return to the ring in 2021. The resilient Nakatani (19-1, 13 KOs) hopes his dramatic comeback agai
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