Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani: Preview, storylines

Naoya Inoue’s recent run highlights both consistency and solid competition, with wins over David Picasso and Murodjon Akhmadaliev going the distance. He also added stoppage victories over Ramon Cardenas, Ye Joon Kim, and TJ Doheny, displaying his power punching ability.

Junto Nakatani’s last five tell a slightly different story. He picked up a decision win over Sebastian Hernandez Reyes—a result many felt could have gone the other way—while leaning heavily on his power in the rest, stopping Ryosuke Nishida, David Cuellar Contreras, Tasana Salapat, and Vincent Astrolabio. The trend has been interesting—Inoue has proven he can dominate his most recent opponents over 12 rounds, while Nakatani has consistently ended them early.

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: 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT / 8:00 a.m. BST
• Location: Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan

How to Watch Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani and the entire fight card will stream live on DAZN worldwide with a subscription.

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