Inoue vs Nakatani

When is Inoue vs Nakatani?

Naoya Inoue could fight Junto Nakatani in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Inoue vs Nakatani stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Junto Nakatani would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have an advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 89% knockout percentage over Nakatani's 74%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Nakatani has a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Junto Nakatani is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Nakatani, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Nakatani's 136.

Inoue vs Nakatani form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Luis Nery on May 6, 2024 by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023 by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephen Fulton on July 25, 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Before that, he had defeated Paul Butler on December 13, 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

He had won against Nonito Donaire on June 7, 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Nakatani remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Alejandro Santiago on February 24, 2024 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Argi Cortes on September 18, 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andrew Moloney on May 20, 2023 by knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Rodriguez Jr on November 1, 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had beaten Ryota Yamauchi on April 9, 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Junto Nakatani.

Naoya Inoue last fought 3 months and 25 days ago, while Junto Nakatani's last outing was 6 months and 7 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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