Naoya Inoue is considered one of the best fighters of these times and certainly the best boxer from Japan ever but he has a rival.
That is one of the great Japanese boxers from these times as well.
Junto Nakatani.
Both will box shortly later this week on December 27th in a huge event in Saudi Arabia over Christmas.
The fight between the two is on if they both win next week.
2026 Date Put Forward For Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani
It is now understood that May 3rd in Tokyo is the date for the big match should they both win.
Great news for boxing.
Great news for Japan, Asia and the continued expansion into the East for boxing as well.
As regards next week, Inoue has now already arrived in Saudi for the bout.
Roll on
