After 12 brutal rounds, ‘The Monster’ Inoue retained his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts as he beat compatriot Nakatani with scores of 116-112,116-112 and 115-113, in front of a reported crowd of 55,000 fans in the Tokyo Dome.
Defeat ended the perfect 32-fight record of Nakatani as the three-division champion could not cope with the ferocious power and spiteful combinations from Inoue.
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Speaking on DAZN, Inoue said: “I would like to show some appreciation for Junto Nakatani for fighting me tonight.
“A year ago at the world ceremony, I called out Junto to fight me one day and a year later it happened. I wanted to show you guys that I would be the winner, and I did everything to get the win.
“I think I need to rest for a little bit.”
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