Inoue Defends WBC Belt vs Nasukawa Rematch on DAZN — SkimNews
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- Takuma Inoue (22-2-0) defends his WBC bantamweight belt against Tenshin Nasukawa (8-1-0) in a 12-round main event at Toyota Arena Tokyo on Sunday, Sept. 27, with main-event ringwalks starting around 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT.
- Nasukawa enters carrying his only professional loss — a November 2025 unanimous decision defeat to Inoue — making payback and the WBC belt the explicit stakes of the rematch.
- DAZN holds exclusive streaming rights in the U.S., with subscriptions starting at $24.99/month and the $49.99/month "Ultimate Tier" covering 12 PPV events plus more than 100 live fights annually.
- The Teiken Promotions card adds four additional title bouts: Nishida vs. Goodman (IBF interim super bantamweight), Tsuboi vs. Malajika (WBC vacant super flyweight), Matsumoto vs. Acosta (WBO interim strawweight), and Aiko vs. Kuramochi (featherweight).
- Past Japan fight cards have drawn celebrity attendees including Ryan Garcia, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr., with the source suggesting this event could draw similar figures.
Why it matters: Nasukawa's only career loss came against Inoue in their November 2025 unanimous decision, giving this rematch genuine revenge stakes and a rare chance for a former kickboxer to claim a world boxing title. The bout anchors a four-fight undercard of interim and vacant belts, strengthening DAZN's $49.99/month Ultimate Tier value proposition heading into the final quarter of the year.
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