Naoya Inoue Vs Junto Nakatani Fight Card

A look at the full Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani fight card ahead of their big fight in Japan in boxing below.

It’s the big one this weekend in Japan and worldwide in boxing. Big in the US as well.

But it is not the only big fight on the card, the headliner.

Here’s the rundown on the Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani fight card — a massive all-Japanese showdown fans are calling the “Battle of the Best”

Fight: Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Venue: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Titles: Inoue’s Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO undisputed 126-pound / super bantamweight world titles
Broadcast: Live on DAZN, plus free-to-air on Lemino and PPV in Japanese territories
Records: Both fighters enter 32-0-0
- Inoue: 33 years old, 5’5″ / 165cm, 67.5″ / 171cm reach, Orthodox, 27 KOs
- Nakatani: 28 years old, 5’8″ / 173cm, 68.5″ / 174cm reach, Southpaw, 24 KOs

Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) vs Junto Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) – Undisputed 126lb titles
Takuma Inoue (21-2, 5 KOs) vs Kazuto Ioka (32-4-1, 17 KOs) – WBC 118lb world title
Featherweight: Toshiki Shimomachi (22-1-3, 12 KOs) vs Reiya Abe (28-4-2, 10 KOs)
Welterweight: Sora Tanaka (5-0, 5 KOs) vs Jin Sasaki (20-2-1, 18 KOs)
Flyweight: Kosuke Tomioka (11-4, 8 KOs) vs Shogo Tanaka (5-0, 3 KOs)
Super Middleweight: Deok No Yun (10-2-1, 8 KOs) vs Yutio Moriwaki (1-0-1)
Bantamweight, 8 rounds: Yoshiki Takei (11-1, 9 KOs) vs Dekang Wang (9-1, 3 KOs)

Build-up: Both fought on the same Dec 27, 2025 card in Riyadh to set up this clash. Inoue beat Alan Picasso by unanimous decision, Nakatani won a close unanimous decision vs Sebastian Hernandez in his 122lb debut
Stakes: Winner likely claims #1 pound-for-pound status. Inoue is Ring #2 P4P, Nakatani #6/#7
Quote: Inoue said “No matter what, I can’t lose. Losing to Junto Nakatani is unacceptable.”
Significance: Billed as potentially “the biggest fight in Japanese history”

Roll on.