Inoue vs Nakatani

When is Inoue vs Nakatani?

Naoya Inoue could fight Junto Nakatani in Spring 2025 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 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Junto Nakatani would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have an advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Nakatani's 76%.

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 arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer 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 169 compared to Nakatani's 143.

Inoue vs Nakatani form

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

In his last fight, he won against TJ Doheny on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th 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, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against 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.

Nakatani remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vincent Astrolabio on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alejandro Santiago on February 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

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

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.

Activity check

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

Naoya Inoue last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Junto Nakatani's last outing was 4 months and 13 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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