NAOYA Inoue and Luis Nery both successfully made weight ahead of their Tokyo Dome clash tomorrow. In the past, Nery had struggled to make weight in Japan, but this time he met the requirements without any issues, setting the stage for an exciting fight.
The fight will be televised on Sky Sports and ESPN+, allowing a wider audience to witness the skills of these two top pound-for-pound talents. Inoue, known for his lethal body shots, is expected to bring the action early on, while Nery will need to avoid a slow start to stay in the fight. Both fighters looked healthy and ready at the weigh-in.
The undercard features three world title fights, including Jason Moloney defending his WBO bantamweight title and Takuma Inoue defending his WBA bantamweight belt. Seigo Yuri Akui will also defend his WBA flyweight title, and TJ Doheny will be in action in a separate eight-round bout.
Here are the weights for the main televised portion of the card:
12 x 3 mins WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO world super-bantamweight titles
Naoya Inoue (121 ¾ lbs) vs. Luis Nery (121 lbs)
Referee: Michael Griffin
Judges: Adam Height, Benoit Roussel & Jose Roberto Torres
12 x 3 mins WBO world bantamweight title
Jason Moloney (117 ¾ lbs) vs. Yoshiki Takei (117 ¾ lbs)
Referee: Steve Willis
Judges: Lou Moret, Ellis Johnson & Benoit Roussel
12 x 3 mins WBA world bantamweight title
Takuma Inoue (117 ¾ lbs) vs. Sho Ishida (117 ¾ lbs)
Referee: Luis Pabon
Judges: Pinit Prayadsab, Michiaki Someya & Kazunobu Asao
12 x 3 mins WBA world flyweight title
Seigo Yuri Akui (112 lbs) vs. Taku Kuwahara (112 lbs)
Referee: Raul Caiz Jr
Judges: Jose Roberto Torres, Pinit Prayadsab & Yoshikazu Furuta