Inoue vs Nakatani: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight today

Arguably the biggest Japanese fight of this generation will take place today, as Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani meet in an undisputed-title clash.

The unbeaten pair will square off in Tokyo, where Inoue puts all the major super-bantamweight belts on the line against his compatriot.

• Follow LIVE: Inoue and Nakatani clash in generational super-fight

The bout sees Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) fight in a division that is relatively new to him, as the former three-weight champion competes at super-bantamweight for just the second time. The 28-year-old moved up in December, scraping past Sebastian Hernandez Reyes to set up this bout with Inoue.

Naoya Inoue during his win over Alan Picasso (Getty)

On the same night, Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) outclassed Alan Picasso to uphold his end of the Nakatani deal, which now brings the “Monster”, 33, one of his most-intriguing tests ever.

Here’s all you need to know:

When is the fight?

Inoue vs Nakatani will take place on Saturday 2 May at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Coverage began at 10.40am BST (2.40am PT / 4.40am CT / 5.40am ET), with main-event ring walks expected at 1.30pm BST (5.30am PT / 7.30am CT / 8.30am ET).

How can I watch it?

The action will stream live exclusively on DAZN, with plans starting at £15.99 per month. The fight card has not been announced as a DAZN pay-per-view event, meaning it is available to any DAZN subscriber.

Latest Odds

Inoue is a heavy favourite with all the major UK betting sites, with Nakatani a best price of 7/2 to emerge victorious.

Inoue – 1/4

Nakatani – 7/2

Draw – 16/1

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Fight card in full

Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion

Junto Nakatani was put through the ringer by Sebastian Hernandez Reyes (Getty)

Naoya Inoue (C) vs Junto Nakatani (undisputed super-bantamweight titles)

Yoshiki Takei def. Dekang Wang via majority decision (77-75, 76-76, 78-74)

Takuma Inoue def. Kazuto Ioka via unanimous decision (119-107, 120-106, 118-108)

Jin Sasaki def. Sora Tanaka via split decision

Kosuke Tomioka and Shogo Tanaka fight to split draw

Toshiki Shimomachi def. Reiya Abe via majority decision

Yuito Moriwaki def. Deok No Yun via split decision

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