Naoya Inoue has proven he is a force to be reckoned with. Despite that, many have linked him to a dream fight against WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis , even though the weight class disparity makes it impossible for them to fight. In the meantime, a new challenger has emerged as a future opponent for the Japanese star.

The 32-year-old defeated Ramon Cardenas in May in a high-octane bout via 8th-round stoppage and revealed his next opponent will be interim WBA junior featherweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Yet, there is another name eager to meet the two-weight undisputed champion in the ring. It’s none other than Inoue’s fellow compatriot Junto Nakatani .

The 27-year-old three-division world champion has been hoping to get matched with Naoya Inoue for a while, dre

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