Inoue Retains Titles by UD Over Nakatani at Tokyo Dome

Naoya Inoue defended his undisputed super bantamweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over Junto Nakatani before a sold-out crowd of 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The bout, held on a recent Saturday night, generated a record gate of approximately 32 million dollars and shattered Japan's pay-per-view records with over 500,000 buys, marking the largest combat sports event in Asian history for a lower weight class.

Inoue, who improved to 33-0 with 27 knockouts, controlled much of the fight with sharp combinations, a piercing jab and body work through the early rounds. Nakatani, undefeated entering the contest, mounted a late surge with aggressive combinations until an accidental head clash in the 10th round opened a cut near his left eye, slowing his momentum. Inoue pulled away in the championship rounds with precise uppercuts and superior accuracy to secure the win, widely viewed as one of the toughest tests of his career.

The event doubled as a family triumph, with Inoue's younger brother Takuma securing a dominant victory over former four-division champion Kazuto Ioka earlier on the card. The gathering highlighted the Inoue clan's dominance in Japanese boxing and...