Naoya Inoue said he was "relieved" to beat countryman Junto Nakatani by unanimous decision and stay unbeaten in front of 55,000 fans at a sold-out Tokyo Dome on Saturday.

The 33-year-old known as "Monster" put on another boxing masterclass to retain his undisputed super bantamweight world titles and hand Nakatani the first loss of his career.

The bout had been billed as one of the biggest in Japanese boxing history, bringing together two unbeaten fighters with identical 32-0 records at the famous venue.

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