Inoue vs Nery LIVE: Results and reaction after dramatic fight in Tokyo

Round two

Nice counter right from Kuwahara, as Akui continues to press forward. Lots of jabs in succession from Kuwahara, too, with pace.

Both fighters land left hooks, before Akui adds a right – this one to the body.

Akui with another left hook, upstairs this time, late in the round. He catches Kuwahara as the challenger is circling away.

Round one

Both men stand orthodox. Akui, looking to assert some dominance – and perhaps looking to remind Kuwahara what happened last time they fought – is on the front foot early.

Some good, and crucial, head movement by Kuwahara to evade the hooks of Akui, who has him backed up to the ropes.

We kick off the main card with a rematch between Seigo Yuri Akui and Taku Kuwahara!

Akui defends the WBA flyweight title for the first time, against Kuwahara, whom he stopped in the 10th and final round of their 2021 meeting.

That result remains the sole loss of Kuwahara’s pro career, and he has since gone 5-0 with four knockouts, taking his pro record to 13-1 (8 KOs).

Meanwhile, Akui is 19-2-1 (11 KOs).

The main card is under way! Our live, round-by-round fight updates will begin imminently!

Here is our report from Inoue’s last fight – his stoppage of Marlon Tapales on Boxing Day, fittingly – when he made history as the second man ever to win undisputed gold in two divisions:

One of the lesser-known names on our top-10 list, to the more casual fan, Inoue does not lack in prowess what he may lack in profile.

The Japanese has the second-best stoppage percentage in our rankings, part of what makes him such an exciting athlete to watch – along with his effortless evasiveness, brutal body attacks, and frightening level of output.

The 31-year-old stopped Paul Butler in December 2022 to become undisputed bantamweight champion – and the first Asian boxer to hold four world titles in a weight class at once – having previously held gold at light-flyweight and super-flyweight. However, he vacated his bantamweight belts in January 2023 to move up and challenge Stephen Fulton.

In July, Inoue took Fulton apart to hand the American his first pro loss and take his WBC and WBO super-bantamweight titles. That win saw the “Monster” become a four-weight world champion, further vindicating his No 1 spot, before a spectacular performance to become undisputed in two divisions by stopping Marlon Tapales.

A special fighter, who is one of the all-time greats and only adding to his legacy with every fight.

Plenty of title fights today!

(Subject to late changes:)

Naoya Inoue (C) vs Luis Nery (undisputed super-bantamweight titles)

Seigo Yuri Akui (C) vs Taku Kuwahara (WBA flyweight title)

Takuma Inoue (C) vs Sho Ishida (WBA bantamweight title)

Jason Moloney (C) vs Yoshiki Takei (WBO bantamweight title)

TJ Doheny vs Bryl Bayogos (super-bantamweight)

Inoue – 1/16

Nery – 15/2

Draw – 22/1

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Inoue vs Nery will take place at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

The main card is scheduled to begin at 9am BST (1am PT / 3am CT / 4am ET), with ring walks for the main event due at around 11am BST (3am PT / 5am CT / 6am ET).