Inoue vs Nakatani

When is Inoue vs Nakatani?

Naoya Inoue could fight Junto Nakatani in Autumn/Fall 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 would be making his 4th defense of the The Ring Junior Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Marlon Tapales in December 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year, 4 months and 19 days.

He would be making his 6th defense of the WBO World Junior Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Stephen Fulton in July 2023. He has held this title for 1 year, 9 months and 20 days.

Also, on the line would be his 5th defense of the IBF World Junior Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Marlon Tapales in December 2023. He has been recognised as this champion for 1 year, 4 months and 19 days.

In addition, he would be making his 6th defense of the WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Stephen Fulton in July 2023. He has been WBC champion for 1 year, 9 months and 20 days.

Finally, he would be making his 5th defense of the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Marlon Tapales in December 2023. He has been WBA champion for 1 year, 4 months and 19 days.

Inoue vs Nakatani stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Junto Nakatani would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 30 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have an advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Nakatani's 77%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 5 years, at 32 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 35 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Nakatani's 146.

Inoue vs Nakatani form

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

In his last fight, he won against Ramon Cardenas on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ye Joon Kim on January 24, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated David Cuellar Contreras on February 24, 2025, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vincent Astrolabio on July 20, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

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

He had beaten Argi Cortes on September 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Activity check

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

Naoya Inoue last fought 3 months and 22 days ago, while Junto Nakatani's last outing was 6 months and 2 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 8 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

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