JAPAN’s biggest boxing match of this generation will take place THIS WEEKEND as Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani face off in Tokyo.
is one of the best fighters of his generation, winning titles in four weight classes, while reigning as undisputed in the bantamweight and now super-bantamweight divisions.
Inoue boasts a stunning 32 win, undefeated record Credit: Getty
Nakatani is a former three-weight world champion Credit: Getty
‘‘ last beat David Picasso at the end of 2025 at ‘The Ring V: Night of the Samurai’ in Riyadh, winning in a dominant unanimous decision to retain his undisputed titles.
His challenger also hasn’t lost in his career, but is fighting at this weight for just the second time in his career after holding the IBF and WBC bantamweight belts.
His last outing was on the same card as Inoue in Saudi Arabia, where ‘Big Bang’ beat Sebastian Hernandez on his super-bantamweight debut to earn this shot for the undisputed crown.
The pair headline a stacked bill in Tokyo, where Naoya Inoue’s younger brother Takuma is also fighting – he is the WBC bantamweight champion.
When is Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani?
- The fight will take place on Saturday, May 2.
- Coverage will begin at 8am BST, with the main event ringwalks scheduled to start at approximately 1pm.
- It will take place at the Tokyo Dome, Japan.
Where to watch Inoue vs Nakatani
- Viewers can become a DAZN customer for just £15.99 per month.
- For the real boxing lovers, there is an ‘Ultimate’ package for £24.99 per month and it gives you access to a bonus 12 pay-per-view fights each year at no extra cost.
- Inoue vs Nakatani and the full undercard will be broadcast live on DAZN worldwide.
- will also keep you up to date on all the action with our live blog.
Inoue vs Nakatani full card
- Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – undisputed super-bantamweight title
- Takuma Inoue vs Kazuto Ioka – WBC bantamweight title
- Toshiki Shimomachi vs Reiya Abe – featherweight
- Sora Tanaka vs Jin Sasaki – welterweight
- Kosuke Tomioka vs Shogo Tanaka – flyweight
- Deok No Yun vs Yuito Moriwaki – super-middleweight
- Yoshiki Takei vs Dekang Wang – super-bantamweight
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May
- Sat 2 – Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani – Undisputed super-bantamweight title – DAZN
- Sat 2 – Zurdo Ramirez vs David Benavidez – WBA & WBO Cruiserweight titles – Prime Video
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN PPV
- Sat 16 – Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
June
- Sat 6 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – WBC super lightweight title – DAZN
- Sat 13 – Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall – DAZN
- Sat 20 – Ryan Garner vs Michael Magnesi – DAZN
- Sat 27 – Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis – DAZN
July
- Sat 25 – Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – DAZN
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