Arguably the biggest Japanese fight of this generation will take place this weekend, as Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani meet in an undisputed-title clash.
The unbeaten pair will square off in Tokyo, where Inoue puts all the major super-bantamweight belts on the line against his compatriot.
The bout sees Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) fight in a division that is relatively new to him, as the former three-weight champion competes at super-bantamweight for just the second time. The 28-year-old moved up in December, scraping past Sebastian Hernandez Reyes to set up this bout with Inoue.
On the same night, Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) outclassed Alan Picasso to uphold his end of the Nakatani deal, which now brings the “Monster”, 33, one of his most-intriguing tests ever.
Here’s all you need to know:
When is the fight?
Inoue vs Nakatani will take place on Saturday 2 May at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The event is due to begin at 8am BST (12am PT / 2am CT / 3am ET), with main-event ring walks expected at 1pm BST (5am PT / 7am CT / 8am ET).
How can I watch it?
The action will stream live on DAZN, with plans starting at £15.99 per month. The fight card has not yet been announced as a DAZN pay-per-view event, but it may be this week.
Latest Odds
Inoue is a heavy favourite with all the major UK betting sites, with Nakatani a best price of 7/2 to emerge victorious.
Inoue – 1/4
Nakatani – 7/2
Draw – 16/1
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Fight card in full
Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion
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Naoya Inoue (C) vs Junto Nakatani (undisputed super-bantamweight titles)
Takuma Inoue (C) vs Kazuto Ioka (WBC bantamweight champion)
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)
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