Inoue-Nakatani fight highlights boxing's surging popularity in Japan

On May 2, undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) will face fellow undefeated Japanese boxer Junto 'Big Bang' Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs) in a bout billed as 'The Day.' The all-Japanese matchup is being described as the biggest occasion in Japanese boxing history. Nakatani is considered by some to be a genuine threat to hand Inoue his first professional defeat.