A look at what to expect in the Inoue Nakatani ring walks this weekend in a huge fight in Japan, the US and worldwide.
The winner of the fight for us will be the number one best pound for pound boxer on Earth.
That’s how big a fight it is.
As Usyk is boxing a kickboxer next, he’s missed the boat for now on P4P – the winner of this fight at the weekend goes straight to no.1 p4p for us.
Inoue Nakatani ring walks what to expect
- Inoue entrance: Expect “Monster” theatrics, likely with family/team, per past Tokyo Dome walkouts.
- Nakatani entrance: Southpaw “Big Bang” known for calm, focused walks.
- Crowd: 55,000 Japanese fans creating deafening atmosphere.
- Time: Main event ring walks ∼1pm UK / 8am ET / 9pm JST.
- Stakes read: Inoue said “Losing to Junto Nakatani is unacceptable”.
- Nakatani quote: “I will show my lifetime of hard work” to 55,000 fans.
- National anthem: Likely both Japanese, adding patriotic tension.
- Mind games: Nakatani camp says they “see a couple of things that may work” vs Inoue.
- Visual: Torii gate, flag, swords used in promos for Japanese feel.
- Length: Expect long entrances due to magnitude and TV production.
Expert good music, fireworks and or more than that.
Here’s more info on the Inoue Nakatani card ahead of this weekend.
