A look at the Inoue vs Nakatani weigh in results a short time ago in Japan ahead of the big fight at the Tokyo Dome in boxing.
- Both made weight: The fight is official for Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Tokyo Dome.
- Naoya Inoue: 121.9 lbs / 55.3 kg.
- Junto Nakatani: 121.5 lbs / 55.1 kg.
- Weight difference: Only 0.4 lbs / 0.2 kg apart.
- On the line: Inoue’s undisputed super bantamweight titles – Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO.
- Both undefeated: Inoue 32-0, 27 KOs vs Nakatani 32-0, 24 KOs.
- Face-off: Respectful handshake, no trash talk. Nakatani raised his arm after.
Both made weight well and Inoue was shredded.
Both are in strong condition.
Nakatani is moving up in weight of course so he should be very fast and needs to start fast with Inoue to have a chance of springing any sort of upset.
Nakatani will have the fans behind him more so in there we would suspect.
Ahead of the fight Nakatani said he doesn’t think Inoue is a ‘Monster’ at all.
Let’s see.
