Inoue vs Nakatani II

When is Inoue vs Nakatani II?

Naoya Inoue could face Junto Nakatani in Summer 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 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 7th defense of the The Ring Junior Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Marlon Tapales in December 2023. He has held this belt for 2 years, 4 months and 13 days.

He would be making his 9th defense of the WBO World Junior Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Stephen Fulton in July 2023. He has held this title for 2 years, 9 months and 14 days.

Also, on the line would be his 8th 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 2 years, 4 months and 13 days.

In addition, he would be making his 9th defense of the WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Stephen Fulton in July 2023. He has been WBC champion for 2 years, 9 months and 14 days.

Finally, he would be making his 8th 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 2 years, 4 months and 13 days.

Inoue vs Nakatani II stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 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 a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a slight advantage in power over Nakatani, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Nakatani's 75%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 5 years, at 33 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 41 more professional rounds, totaling 217 compared to Nakatani's 176.

Junto Nakatani is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 3 by The Ring in the 122lb division.

Inoue vs Nakatani II form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Junto Nakatani on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alan Picasso on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Murodjon Akhmadaliev on September 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Before that, he had 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.

He had beaten 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.

Nakatani has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sebastian Hernandez on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryosuke Nishida on June 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had 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.

He had beaten Tasana Salapat on October 14, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Activity check

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

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

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Nakatani's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

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