Naoya Inoue vs Nakatani May 2
Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani is set for undisputed junior featherweight titles on May 2 at Tokyo Dome, with a press conference this Friday. Rolly Romero offered Devin Haney a title unification fight on May 30 at Barclays Center, telling him "balls in your court Ducky." Jai Opetaia defends his Ring cruiserweight title vs. Brandon Glanton this Sunday.
The upcoming clash between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani pits two undefeated Japanese champions against each other, both holding perfect professional records of 32 wins and 0 losses. Inoue, known as "The Monster," boasts a knockout ratio of 84%, having stopped 27 of his opponents, while Nakatani has a 75% knockout rate with 24 stoppages. Inoue, a four-division world champion, became the first-ever undisputed super bantamweight champion after defeating Marlon Tapales in December 2023. He has a history of unifying divisions, having also become the undisputed bantamweight champion in 2022 by defeating Paul Butler. His reign at super bantamweight has included a notable defense against Luis Nery in May 2024, where he overcame a first-round knockdown to win by TKO. Nakatani is a three-division world champion, having held titles at flyweight, super flyweight, and bantamweight. He captured the WBO flyweight title in 2020 and has since moved up two weight classes, unifying the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles by defeating Ryosuke Nishida in June 2025. This bout against Inoue will be his junior featherweight debut. This showdown at the Tokyo Dome represents a significant moment in Japanese boxing history, matching two of the nation's top pound-for-pound fighters. Nakatani's last victory was a hard-fought unanimous decision over Sebastian Hernandez in December 2025, a performance that set the stage for this highly anticipated clash with Inoue.
