TOKYO, Japan – Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani were both under the junior featherweight limit ahead of their undisputed battle at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Inoue, who holds all four belts at 122lbs, will take on the most dangerous challenger on offer in the division. Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight titleholder, will be contesting his second fight at junior featherweight.
The champion Inoue hit the scales and weighed in at 121.92lbs, while Nakatani weighed in slightly lighter at 121.47lbs.
Full weigh-in results are as follows:
Junior bantamweight (undisputed title) – 12 rounds
Naoya Inoue (55.3kg / 121.92lbs) vs Junto Nakatani (55.1kg / 121.47lbs)
Bantamweight (WBC title) – 12 rounds
Takuma Inoue (53.4kg / 117.73lbs) vs Kazuto Ioka (53.5kg / 117.95lbs)
Welterweight – 10 rounds
Sora Tanaka (66.5kg / 146.61lbs) vs Jin Sasaki (66.5kg / 146.61lbs)
Bantamweight – eight rounds
Yoshiki Takei (55.2kg / 121.7lbs) vs DeKang Wang (55.2kg / 121.7lbs)
Tom Ivers is a lifelong fight fan and former amateur boxer who has a master’s degree in sports journalism. Tom joined BoxingScene in 2024 and is now a key part of the UK and social media teams.
