Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani: How to watch, date, ringwalks, undercard, prediction, odds

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani will contest one of the biggest all-Japanese fights in recent memory when they meet at Tokyo Dome this May.

The duo headline a Golden Week blockbuster in the capital, as the former defends his undisputed super-bantamweight crown against his foe.

Inoue, widely considered one of the finest pound-for-pound fighters of his generation, will be keen to strike down yet another rival in the ring.

But in the shape of Nakatani, another multi-division champion with plenty under his own belt too, he will come against one of his toughest tests.

DAZN News has everything you need to know ahead of Naoya Inoue against Junto Nakatani.

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani fight date, start time

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani will take place on Saturday, May 2.

• Date: Saturday, May 2
• Time: 3.00am ET / 12.00am PT / 8.00am BST
• Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani main event ringwalks (approx): 8.00am ET / 5.00am PT / 1.00pm BST

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani fight card

• Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani; Super-bantamweight, for the undisputed title
• Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka; Bantamweight, for the WBC title
• Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Reiya Abe; Featherweight
• Sora Tanaka vs. Jin Sasaki; Welterweight
• Kosuke Tomioka vs. Shogo Tanaka; Flyweight
• Deok No Yun vs. Yuito Moriwaki; Super middleweight
• Yoshiki Takei vs. Dekang Wang; Super bantamweight

How to watch Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani?

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Where is the Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani fight?

The fight is set to be held at Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo, Japan. 

Opened in 1988, the 57,000-capacity venue is the pre-eminent venue in large-scale Japanese sport and is the home of Nippon Professional Baseball outfit Yomiuri Giants.

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani form and history

Few fighters can compare to 'The Monster' in the modern era, a four-weight world champion who has reigned as undisputed in two of those divisions.

A busy 2025, where he fought four times, further enhanced his reputation as the king of the division, but for many, he was killing time for this very bout.

Since breaking out as a flyweight champion himself, Nakatani has worked his way up the divisions to become a three-class kingpin himself in style.

The promise of two Japanese titans has long been a major draw for the domestic scene, though it nearly did not come to pass back in December.

Nakatani stepped up to super-bantamweight, and struggled to handle the extra weight against a wily Sebastian Hernandez for long parts of the fight.

With a clash under his belt however, the star will hope he can offer more against the biggest test of his career thus far on a historic occasion.

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani tale of the tape

Naoya Inoue record 

• Nationality: Japanese
• Age: 32
• Height: 5' 5"
• Reach: 67.5"
• Total fights: 32
• Record: 32-0 (27 KOs)

Junto Nakatani record

• Nationality: Japanese
• Age: 28
• Height: 5' 8"
• Reach: 68.5"
• Total fights: 32
• Record: 32-0 (24 KOs)