INOUE-NAKATANI:
HEAD-TO-HEAD IF THE STARS ALIGN AND THE DREAM BECOMES REALITY, THIS MATCHUP OF ELITE BOXER-PUNCHERS HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A
NIGHT TO REMEMBER By Adam Abramowitz
M ulti-divisional champions Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) are presently in negotiations to finalize a superfight at 122 pounds. If and when this fight happens – it was targeted for May 2 at the Tokyo Dome at press time – the bout would not only establish the best Japanese boxer for this era, but it would pit two of the best in the entire sport against each other; the fight would have a truly global impact.
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