Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani

Event Results
Saturday | May 2, 2026 | 5:40 AM EST

Naoya Inoue Defeats Junto Nakatani
Unanimous Decision

116-112116-112115-113

Takuma Inoue Defeats Kazuto Ioka
Unanimous Decision

120-106119-107118-108

Toshiki Shimomachi vs Reiya Abe

96-9496-9495-95

Yoshiki Takei Defeats DeKang Wang
Majority Decision

78-7477-7576-76
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