Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani Live Results From Tokyo Dome (5 am ET) - Boxing News 24

By Tom Galm - 05/02/2026 - Comments Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue defeated Junto Nakatani by a 12-round undisputed in their headliner at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Using his speed and sharp counters, Inoue (33-0, 27 KOs) controlled most of the fight against the slower, robotic-looking Nakatani (32-1, 24 KOs). The scores were 115-113, 116-112, and 116-112. Yoshiki Takei opened at his own pace, reading Wang’s jab and snapping a short left over the top whenever he reached. Wang tried to step in behind his lead hand, though Takei kept getting there first and taking the bite out of his shots. The second round stayed under Takei’s control. He kept the jab in Wang’s face, stepped off, and caught him coming in. Wang let his hands go more, though he was punching at air too often while Takei kept the distance where he wanted it. Takei put some weight on his shots in the sixth, digging to the body and bringing the uppercut through the middle. He had Wang backing up for a stretch, then eased off when the pace caught him, giving Wang a chance to land a couple of straight rights. Wang pushed hard in the last round, walking Takei down and throwing in bunches. Takei kept moving, tied him up when needed, and clipped him with a left before the bell. Takei defeats Wang via majority decision (76-76, 77-75, 77-75). Takuma Inoue (22-2, 5 KOs) ran a clean 12-round job on Kazuto Ioka (32-5-1, 17 KOs), controlling the distance with his jab and picking him apart for a wide unanimous decision. He set the pace early, stepping in behind the lead hand and landing the straight right with power. A sharp combination dropped Ioka late in the second, and a well-timed uppercut put him down again in the third, leaving him in catch-up mode. Ioka kept edging forward and dug to the body when he could, though he couldn’t break Inoue’s rhythm. Inoue stayed disciplined, mixing straight rights, uppercuts, and tight combinations, slipping shots and turning Ioka as he reset his feet. As the rounds wore on, Ioka’s workrate dipped and his nose began to bleed, while Inoue kept the jab in his face and added clean shots. Inoue closed the fight with clean punching and ring command, taking the cards 118-108, 119-107, and 120-106. Jin Sasaki got the nod over ten rounds against Sora Tanaka on split cards of 97-93, 96-94, 94-96, securing the OPBF title in the last preliminary fight. Toshiki Shimomachi outpointed Reiya Abe over ten rounds by majority decision at featherweight Kosuke Tomioka and Shogo Tanaka fought to a ten-round split draw at flyweight About the AuthorTom GalmTom Galm is a boxing journalist who has covered the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends, and fighter psychology. Errol Spence Jr. Says Jermell Charlo Has Been ‘Jealous’ of HimDavid Benavidez Stops Gilberto Ramirez to Win WBA, WBO TitlesJaime Munguia dominates Resendiz, wins WBA title