Round-by-Round: Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani | DAZN - 2 May 2026

[gilgamesh]

The Monster came out from under the bed in the 11th. Big round for Inoue in the 11th and he needed it.

7-4 Inoue

[Kilburn]

The damn cut looks like it took something from Nakatani, he was just surviving for most of the 11th. Excellent response from Inoue to be fair.

[Oiky]

Take a shot everytime adam smith brings up respect

I can't get that f*cked up this early

would be carnage wouldlnt it

[Ruthless-RKO]

Naoya Inoue threw a fight-high 53 power punches and landed fight high 21 on Junto Nakatani in the round 11, according to CompuBox.

[CaptainSpacerod]

7-5 Monster

Cracking fight

Smith’s a moron

[gilgamesh]

12th round could've went either way. Could be a closer decision here.

Anything from 116-112 Inoue or 114-114 seems possible.

[JxhDel.]

116 - 112 Inoue, competitive bout, if there will not be a rematch, Junto is surely poised to follow Naoya as Japan's number one in the coming years.

[CaptainSpacerod]

The right man won

Such a shame for Naka that the cut came just when he was looking like he was taking control

[gilgamesh]

116 - 112 Inoue, competitive bout, if there will not be a rematch, Junto is surely poised to follow Naoya as Japan's number one in the coming years.

Or take this division over should Inoue move up again. If he can do that I could see him building up the desire for a rematch in a few years. Though I wouldn't mind one even now honestly, but I'd rather see Inoue vs Bam first.

[samwbr]

Inoue was class in the 11th, properly closed the show when he needed it.

[joshj909]

Time for Inoue Vs Rodriguez and Nakatani Vs Takuma Inoue?

[gilgamesh]

Time for Inoue Vs Rodriguez and Nakatani Vs Takuma Inoue?

Both of those matchups would be top notch

[Ruthless-RKO]

Results

Naoya Inoue def. Junto Nakatani by unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112, 116-112)
Yoshiki Takei def. DeKang Wang by majority decision (76-76, 77-75, 77-75)
Takuma Inoue def. Kazuto Ioka by unanimous decision (119-107, 120-106, 118-108)
Jin Sasaki def. Sora Tanaka by split decision (97-93, 96-94, 94-96)
Toshiki Shimomachi def. Reiya Abe by majority decision (95-95, 96-94, 96-94)
Yuito Moriwaki def. Deok No Yun by split decision (96-94, 96-94, 93-97)
Kosuke Tomioka vs. Shogo Tanaka – split draw (97-93, 94-96, 95-95)

[JamesPhilips]

Inoue didn’t really look p4p tonight I thought. Maybe they cancelled each other out a little bit

[gilgamesh]

Inoue didn’t really look p4p tonight I thought. Maybe they cancelled each other out a little bit

I can't think of too many occasions when 2 P4P type talents meet, and someone dominates. The fact that he found a 2nd wind when he needed to and took the momentum back over the final few rounds was huge I thought, and definitely an indication of greatness.

[samwbr]

Inoue didn’t really look p4p tonight I thought. Maybe they cancelled each other out a little bit

I can't think of too many occasions when 2 P4P type talents meet, and someone dominates. The fact that he found a 2nd wind when he needed to and took the momentum back over the final few rounds was huge I thought, and definitely an indication of greatness.

In recent memory it was a bit Usyk v Joshua II that round. Mark of a champion.

[handsofstone]

115-113 Inoue, bit of a slow burner, first half was cagey, neither man was taking many chances, Inoue stepping in with that hard jab, Nakatani a bit too reactive,, not much to go on but second half things opened up, Nakatani began letting his hands go more and catching Inoue with some cracking left hands and right hooks, rounds 9 and 10 Nakatani had Inoue looking as troubled as I've seen him ever, he was taking hard clean shots to the head, there wasn't much body work from either although Inoue had a few straight shots downstairs, the cut in the 10th clearly had an effect of Nakatani though, it stopped his momentum and Inoue capitalized and finished like a champ, not a classic in the traditional sense but always intriguing nonetheless, Inoue earned that one

[Sweet Dick Willie]

So am I the only one who didn't score it that close? I had it 118-111 Inoue with one 10-10 round, Nakatani winning rounds 9 and 10. And don't get me wrong, for the most part I thought it was a close-ish fight, but I think Inoue got the better of them close rounds. Honestly I feel like a lot of people score close rounds on false reasoning, letting that psychology get in the way, that when a fight is looking close you'll have to score it fifty-fifty and forgetting the fact you only have to win 51 per cent of the rounds and still be able to win a fight 120-108.

Not the best match I've ever seen but a historical one and a rarity in our times in the sense that two of the very best actually risked their 0s. Nothing new to Inoue though, he is an absolute great one. Nakatani also clearly top tier material, I just haven't really followed his career.

[Sweet Dick Willie]

And I don't understand why you guys hate Adam Smith so much

[samwbr]

And I don't understand why you guys hate Adam Smith so much

He was OK today, Barry Jones is gold as always, nailed it on how Junto would be feeling after the fight.

[skanksta]

So am I the only one who didn't score it that close? I had it 118-111 Inoue with one 10-10 round, Nakatani winning rounds 9 and 10. And don't get me wrong, for the most part I thought it was a close-ish fight, but I think Inoue got the better of them close rounds. Honestly I feel like a lot of people score close rounds on false reasoning, letting that psychology get in the way, that when a fight is looking close you'll have to score it fifty-fifty and forgetting the fact you only have to win 51 per cent of the rounds and still be able to win a fight 120-108.

Not the best match I've ever seen but a historical one and a rarity in our times in the sense that two of the very best actually risked their 0s. Nothing new to Inoue though, he is an absolute great one. Nakatani also clearly top tier material, I just haven't really followed his career.

No you weren't.
Monster won a lot of rounds by very little, I'm surprised there wasn't a 118-110 in there.

[Flump]

Finally caught up with this, second half of the fight was terrific but the head clash took the momentum away from Junto, but Inoue is a class operator and deserved the decision.

And I felt sorry for Barry Jones having to deal with the borderline autistic Smith's incessant, ill judged waffle.

[veriton]

Say what you want about Smith, he managed to get from Tokyo to Wolverhampton in an afternoon, not bad going really. Must have had a taxi waiting in Japan to take him straight to the airport.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Say what you want about Smith, he managed to get from Tokyo to Wolverhampton in an afternoon, not bad going really. Must have had a taxi waiting in Japan to take him straight to the airport.

Was he actually in Japan? Or was he commentating from UK?

[Flump]

Say what you want about Smith, he managed to get from Tokyo to Wolverhampton in an afternoon, not bad going really. Must have had a taxi waiting in Japan to take him straight to the airport.

Incredible wasnt it! Is there no end to this man's talent?