Takuma Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa: Prediction and fight card for September 27

Takuma Inoue is scheduled to defend his WBC bantamweight world title in a rematch against Tenshin Nasukawa on Sunday, September 27, 2026. The event will take place at the Toyota Arena in Tokyo, Japan, with the main card starting at 04:00 ET. Promoted by Teiken Promotions, the entire fight card will be streamed live on DAZN.

Inoue previously defeated Nasukawa by unanimous decision in November 2025 to claim the vacant WBC title. Since their first bout, Inoue secured a unanimous decision victory over Kazuto Ioka, while Nasukawa rebounded with a ninth-round stoppage victory against Juan Francisco Estrada. The undercard also features a vacant WBC super flyweight title fight between Tomoya Tsuboi and Ricardo Malajika.