Naoya Inoue wins bloody battle as Junto Nakatani suffers horror cut in Japanese super fight

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Naoya Inoue saw off a spirited Junto Nakatani in an elite showcase of boxing. ‘The Monster’ was handed a unanimous decision victory by margins of 116-112, 115-113, 116-112 in front of a sold-out Tokyo Dome to retain his undisputed super bantamweight crown in the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history.AFPThe first six rounds saw Inoue and Nakatani exchanging pot shots in an elite chess match, before the action caught fire in the seventh.Nakatani took the initiative in the middle rounds, before Inoue turned the fight on its head in a grandstand finish. In the 10th stanza, Nakatani suffered a horrific cut to the side of his left eyebrow after a clash of heads, which caused ‘Big Bang’ real problems. And Inoue took full advantage as he poured on the pressure in the championship rounds. MORE TO FOLLOW…