A look at the Inoue Nakatani Tokyo Dome venue and stadium itself this week ahead of the big fight in Japan.
It’s a huge fight in America and worldwide as well given the pound for pound nature of the two fighters Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani.
But the venue is iconic as well.
Inoue Nakatani Tokyo Dome Overview Of The Venue
- Date: May 2, 2026, at Tokyo Dome, Japan.
- Capacity: 55,000 fans expected/sold out.
- Significance: Only the 4th boxing match ever held at Tokyo Dome.
- Previous event: Inoue last fought at Tokyo Dome in May 2024, KO’ing Luis Nery.
- Sold out fast: Tickets sold out in under an hour.
- Broadcast: DAZN PPV worldwide; Lemino PPV in Japan.
- Timing: During Golden Week holiday in Japan.
- Cultural stage: Dome previously hosted Pride FC, K-1, and Antonio Inoki events.
- Atmosphere: Billed as “The Day” in Japan with huge domestic anticipation.
- Co-main: Takuma Inoue defends WBC bantamweight vs Kazuto Ioka on undercard.
The atmosphere should be wild in there this weekend.
What a fight in store and a solid card as well.
Roll on.
Here’s Boxing News and Views’ official Inoue Naktani stats graphic ahead of the fight.
