{"id":457097,"date":"2025-09-28T05:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457097\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T05:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:10:11","slug":"naoya-inoue-hopes-for-double-delight-on-dec-27-teases-junto-nakatani-megafight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457097\/","title":{"rendered":"Naoya Inoue Hopes For Double Delight On Dec. 27, Teases Junto Nakatani Megafight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naoya Inoue<\/a> will be Junto Nakatani<\/a>‘s biggest fan for the next few months.<\/p>\n

His reason is simple: As long as they both win, a superfight will be upon us.<\/p>\n

For months, Inoue and the rest of the world knew a matchup between them was within reach. To get it closer to the finish line, Nakatani recently relinquished his WBC and IBF bantamweight titles<\/a> and announced he’d be moving up to Inoue’s 122-pound division.
The two will now share real estate on the same December 27 card<\/a> at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nakatani will make his divisional debut against Sebastian Hernandez Reyes (20-0, 18 KOs) while Inoue, a Riyadh Season ambassador<\/a>, will look to retain his undisputed titles once more against David Picasso in the main event.Earlier this month, former world titleholder Murodjon Akhmadaliev attempted to ruin everything<\/a>. Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) boxed circles around him in Nagoya, Japan, en route to a comfortable points victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watching closely in attendance was Nakatani. Once Inoue’s hand was raised, the 27-year-old headed for the exit. But before he could depart, Inoue acknowledged him during his post-fight interview \u2014 much to the 17,000-strong crowd’s audible delight.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne more win in December,\u201d Inoue told Nakatani.<\/p>\n

Much like Inoue, Nakatani (31-0, 24 KOs) has destroyed the competition. This year was no different as he brutally stopped David Cuellar Contreras<\/a> and Ryosuke Nishida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both fighters occupy spots on The Ring’s pound-for-pound list. When last updated, Inoue checked in at No. 3 while Nakatani sits four spots below him.<\/p>\n

Should they meet, a chance to move up said rankings and Inoue’s undisputed throne would be on the line. <\/p>\n

Before focusing on an all-Japanese clash for the ages, Inoue, 32, insists on taking care of the adversaries in front of them first.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s both do our best and make it a great show at the Tokyo Dome next year,” he said.<\/p>\n

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