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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Steve Bunce

MYSTERIOUS: Why naoya inoue vs junto nakatani is bigger than you could possibly imagine - What They Never Told You

On Saturday morning in Tokyo, 55,000 people will sit down in silence for the greatest Japanese fight in history.

The Tokyo Dome is sold out; the fight will stop a nation and the pay-per-view numbers might set a global record. The Japanese boxing renaissance is in full and beautiful flow: Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are their two biggest stars.

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