How to watch Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani

Naoya “Monster” Inoue vs Junto “Big Bang” Nakatani full fight details

By Tim Rickson16 Apr 2026 · Updated 31 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Naoya “Monster” Inoue vs Junto “Big Bang” Nakatani full fight details

Naoya “Monster” Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) will defend his undisputed super-bantamweight championship against Junto “Big Bang” Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs), in what will be the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history, with 64 wins and 51 KOs between them.

Fight Preview

Naoya Inoue became world champion for the first time in 2014 when he knocked out Adrian Hernandez. On that occasion, he won the WBC light flyweight title.

His first undisputed championship came in 2022 when he defeated Paul Butler , securing the remaining bantamweight belt and after that victory, he sought a new challenge.

The following year, the Japanese superstar captured the undisputed super bantamweight championship.

This will be his seventh defence of his crowns. Inoue holds an undefeated record of 32 wins, 27 by knockout.

Junto Nakatani became a world champion at bantamweight in 2020, but his first Green and Gold Belt came in 2024.

In July 2024, southpaw Nakatani took the WBC bantamweight title from Alexandro Santiago. The Japanese fighter defended his title four times.

At the end of 2025, Junto vacated the bantamweight world title to pursue Inoue’s undisputed super-bantamweight championship. Nakatani also has an undefeated record of 32 wins, with 24 KOs.

Fight Details

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026

Venue: The Tokyo Dome, Japan

How to Watch

Japan: Lemino

UK & ROW: DAZN

Times

UK: 7am GMT United States: 3am ET Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras: 1am CT Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama: 2am Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican, Venezuela: 3am Argentina, Uruguay, Chile: 4am Spain: 9am Japan: 4pm