How often can you watch a major boxing event that has four legitimate championship fights? I’ll tell you now, this is extremely rare. Takuma Inoue vs. Tenshin Nasukawa II has strong star appeal in Japan with the former being a world champion and the younger brother of global star, Naoya Inoue. Nasukawa is a combat sports icon in Japan. The two met before and the fight wasn’t really close. Some may question why Nasukawa is getting a rematch. Regardless, this one is going to draw eyes in Japan and abroad. Let’s talk boxing.

Inoue vs. Nasukawa II Key Facts

Verhoeven led on all three scorecards through 10 rounds at the Pyramids of Giza in May before Usyk stopped him with one second left in the 11th . The Inoue card streams on DAZN in the United States and Prime Video in Japan, with main-event ring walks expected around 7 a.m. ET.

Inoue vs. Nasukawa II Full Card

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There’s no question; if Nasukawa wasn’t such a big star in Japan, there’s almost no way he gets this rematch. From Inoue’s standpoint, it figures to be another relatively easy win and it comes with a massive payday to headline a big card. If things go as planned, it’s a no-lose situation for the Japanese star.

That said, this is boxing and anything can happen. Nasukawa is a gifted athlete and a determined pugilist. We saw what Rico Verhoeven was able to do in a fight with Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year. Perhaps Nasukawa can capture some magic.