Inoue-Nasukawa 2 is the weekend fight with real sporting heat
The sequel comes at 4 a.m. ET Sunday, and it is not just Japanese-event atmosphere. Nasukawa has had the Estrada win. Inoue has the belt and the first answer.
Takuma Inoue defends the WBC bantamweight title against Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo on Sunday, September 27. Box.Live lists the Toyota Arena card on DAZN, with Nishida-Goodman, Tsuboi-Malajika and Matsumoto-Acosta underneath. Bad Left Hook's schedule frames it as a rematch of a very good first fight, while the WBC highlighted Nasukawa's media workout and preparation.
Nasukawa is no longer just the kickboxing celebrity learning on the job. He stopped Juan Francisco Estrada in April and gets another look at a champion who already beat him once. For the lighter weights, this is the sort of fight that can cut through the U.S./UK noise if the performance matches the rivalry.
Was the first fight Inoue solving a famous novice, or was it round one of Nasukawa becoming a real world-level boxer?
Japan owns the best weekend fight. If the sport is paying attention, it should start before breakfast Sunday.