SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue ...

Bantamweight world champion Junto Nakatani has revealed that plans are being worked on for him to fight Takuma Inoue and his pound-for-pound superstar brother Naoya. Nakatani (28-0-0 21 KO) has ...

Like Inoue, Nakatani combines skill and immense power to outbox and then flatten opponents, ... (28-3-0 25 KO) were close to fighting after agreeing a multi-fight deal in 2021, ...

The undisputed junior featherweight champion Inoue has indicated that Nakatani should first fight his younger brother Takuma Inoue (20-1, 5 KOs), the WBA 118-pound titlist, before he considers ...

Bantamweight world champion Junto Nakatani has revealed that plans are being worked on for him to fight Takuma Inoue and his pound-for-pound superstar brother Naoya. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed as Japan’s “fight of the ...

Nakatani is targeting a clash with Inoue in what would be Japan’s biggest domestic fight. Nakatani remains undefeated at 30-0, with 23 knockouts.

Inoue does have an edge in reach, but it’s negligible at 67 ½ inches compared to Nakatani’s 67. It's the natural size of Inoue that would likely force Nakatani’s brain trust to look in a ...

Pound-for-pound stars Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (30-0, 23 KOs) both verbally agreed to fight each other when they came face to face at the Japanese Boxing Commission awards ...

As impressive as Naoya Inoue's run has been, there is a fight waiting for him in 2025 with countryman and and current WBC bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani that would be an all-timer in Japan.

Junto Nakatani fighting for his third world title in a different weight is just the latest in a surging Japanese boxing movement. Of course, Japanese boxing is currently led by Naoya Inoue.

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani acknowledge they want to fight each other. That’s a positive development boxing fans should keep in the backs of their minds. If do they do square off — and "if" is the ...