The big one for 2026 in the East, in Japan and of course Asia itself is without doubt Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani.
A genuine super fight in the sport between two of the lighter weight divisions great world champions and pound for pound stars.
Both from Japan.
Both in great runs of form as well.
Both with exciting fan friendly aggressive but smart boxing fight styles.
Both with big fan bases in Asia and growing ones in the West.
Inoue vs Nakatani Now Has A Date And Venue Almost
It is now being mentioned that May 5th at the Tokyo Dome is what is being eyed for the bout by organizers.
Nothing confirmed but that is big for now.
They can sell it out, here’s why:
Biggest all-Japanese superfight ever.
Naoya Inoue: Japan’s biggest sports star.
Junto Nakatani: Exciting KO artist and rising P4P elite.
Tokyo Dome capacity: 55,000+ seats.
Inoue’s last Dome fight drew 50,000+ fans.
Massive national pride and media hype.B
oth fighters are undefeated world champions.
Rare pound-for-pound top-10 clash.
Prime-time holiday date (May 5, Children’s Day).
Unprecedented demand already crashing ticket sites.
Don’t discount Nakatani in the fight even though he’s an underdog either.
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