Boxing
Road to Tokyo: How did Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani reach domestic super-bout?
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Naoya Inoue will bid to conquer domestic rival Junto Nakatani in his undisputed super-bantamweight defence in Tokyo.
'The Monster', a multi-weight champion considered among the sport's pound-for-pound greats, is no stranger to big nights.
But this Tokyo Dome showdown with fellow unbeaten superstar Nakatani marks one of the greatest tests of his career so far.
But just how did they come to this match-up? DAZN News  explores the last five fights for each man and how they fared.
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Naoya Inoue (32-0)
- Age : 33
- Fights : 32
- Last five : WWWWW
Undoubtedly one of the greatest boxers of the modern millennium, 'The Monster' has conquered all comers in multiple weight divisions.
A 2024 win over TJ Doheny teed up a busy 2025 that began with two fast stoppages against Kim Ye-joon and Ramon Cardenas.
Inoue subsequently went the distance with both Murodjon Akhmadaliev and David Picasso, but widely outpointed them in safe decisions.
Junto Nakatani (32-0)
- Age : 28
- Fights : 32
- Last five : WWWWW
Five years younger than his opponent, but with just as many fights under his belt, 'Big Bang' hopes to hand Inoue a first professional loss.
He spent late 2024 and early 2025 mopping up at bantamweight with wins over Vincent Astrolabio, Petch Sor Chitpattana, David Cuellar Contreras, and Ryosuke Nishida.
Yet he looked a touch unsteady in the later rounds of his super-bantamweight debut last December, as Sebastian Hernandez pushed him all the way.
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