Naoya Inoue v Junto Nakatani: undisputed super-bantamweight championship – live updates

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Here’s how Inoue and Nakatani measure up ahead of tonight’s main event. The naturally bigger challenger will bring in advantages across height (three inches), reach (one inch) and age (five years). His southpaw stance is also of note given Inoue’s fleeting vulnerability to the counter left. Both came in under the super-bantamweight division limit of 122lb at yesterday’s weigh-in.

Naoya Inoue v Junto Nakatani: undisputed super-bantamweight championship – live updates

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