A 12-round bout for the undisputed super bantamweight championship between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Event Details
The main card is scheduled to begin at 5:40 a.m. ET on DAZN. Expected ring walks for the main event are approximately 8 a.m. ET. Subscribers can access the event at no additional cost; non-subscribers can purchase access starting at $20.99 per month.
Odds from BetMGM list Inoue as a favorite with a moneyline of -450, while Nakatani is listed as an underdog at +310.
Main Card (Fight Times Vary by Source)
- Super Bantamweight: Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani (Main Event)
- Bantamweight: Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka – WBC Title Fight
- Featherweight: Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Reiya Abe
- Welterweight: Sora Tanaka vs. Jin Sasaki
- Flyweight: Kosuke Tomioka vs. Shogo Tanaka
- Super Middleweight: Deok No Yun vs. Yuito Moriwaki
- Super Bantamweight: Yoshiki Takei vs. Dekang Wang
Fighters
Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) is the undisputed super bantamweight champion, having previously been undisputed at bantamweight. He holds the IBF, WBC, and WBO World Super Bantamweight titles. Inoue is ranked No. 2 pound-for-pound by Uncrowned. He has made six successful defenses of his four belts at super bantamweight, four of which occurred in 2025. His most recent bout was a unanimous decision victory over David Picasso in December 2024.
Junto Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) is a three-division champion who won WBO titles at flyweight and super flyweight. He became the unified bantamweight champion in June 2024. After unifying, he moved to super bantamweight and defeated Sebastian Hernandez in December 2024. He is ranked No. 6 pound-for-pound by Uncrowned.
Undercard Result
Takuma Inoue defeated Kazuto Ioka via unanimous decision (118-109, 119-108, 120-106) to retain the WBC bantamweight title.