Naoya Inoue-Junto Nakatani dominates The Night of the Samurai agenda
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani came face to face in an attempt to promote their latest contests, which, it is widely hoped, will lead to them finally fighting in 2026
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Junto Nakatani adds the WBO’s No. 1 rating at junior featherweight
The WBO is the second sanctioning body to name Junto Nakatani as its No. 1 contender at junior featherweight even though the rising three-division titleholder has yet to compete at 122lbs.
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Tenshin Nasukawa vs Takuma Inoue ordered for WBC belt at 118lbs
If they can't reach an agreement to fight for one of Junto Nakatani's vacated belts, a purse bid will be held on October 21, David Greisman writes
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BoxingScene roundtable: Who is pound-for-pound No. 1?
The debate has sparked up once more after Crawford impressed audiences once again after he moved up two weight classes to defeat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez earlier this month. Who do you have at number one?
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Junto Nakatani moves to clear a path to Naoya Inoue
Junto Nakatani has officially vacated his WBC and IBF bantamweight titles as he pursues a megafight with Japanese rival Naoya Inoue.
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Naoya Inoue dominates Murodjon Akhmadaliev to set up title defense in December
Given what took place hours earlier in Las Vegas, there was little that Naoya Inoue could do to further advance – or even hold his previous place – in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings
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Naoya Inoue and Murodjon Akhmadaliev make weight for 122lbs title fight
Both fighters came in under the 122lbs divisional limit for their undisputed championship affair this Sunday at the state-of-the-art IG Arena in Nagoya, Japan.
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Naoya Inoue-Murodjon Akhmadaliev to stream on Facebook
Naoya Inoue-Murodjon Akhmadaliev finally surfaced as an event when Top Rank announced that it would stream Sunday's bout on its Facebook channel.
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Eddie Hearn 'goaded' Naoya Inoue into Murodjon Akhmadaliev fight
"They’ve ducked MJ for over a year, and in the end, I’ve just goaded him enough to do it," said Hearn this afternoon in Belfast.
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Ryosuke Nishida-Jerwin Ancajas IBF title eliminator ordered, to determine Naoya Inoue's mandatory
The IBF has ordered a junior-featherweight elimination bout between former world champions Jerwin Ancajas and Ryosuke Nishida.
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