That fight will become a reality on Saturday. Inoue will face Nakatani in the biggest boxing match between two Japanese boxers, a 12-round fight for Inoue’s Ring, IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO 122-pound titles at Tokyo Dome on DAZN Pay-Per-View or as part of the DAZN Ultimate package.

Inoue, 33, The Ring’s No. 2-ranked fighter pound for pound, is a four-division and two-time undisputed champion having won titles at 108, 115, 118 and 122 pounds. Along with being undisputed at 122 pounds, he also achieved the feat at 118 pounds. Inoue is coming off a one-sided unanimous decision victory over David Picasso on Dec. 27.

Nakatani, 28, The Ring’s No. 6-ranked fighter pound for pound, is a three-division world champion having won titles at 112, 115 and 118 pounds. He made his debut at 122 pounds on the same card as Inoue, but had to survive a much tougher test against Sebastian Hernandez. Nakatani won a close unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Hernandez.

Here are the CompuBox stats from Inoue’s last 17 fights and Nakatani’s last 13 bouts heading into Saturday.

Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs):

Nakatani (32-0, 24 KOs):

Inoue is more efficient offensively than Nakatani, though they average nearly the same amount of punches landed per round. Inoue lands 34.6 percent of his punches compared to 24.8 percent for Nakatani. He’s also more efficient attacking the body, as 26.1 percent of his punches landed are to the body compared to 19.7 percent for Nakatani.

Numerous stats back Inoue’s standing as one of the best fighters in the world. He’s in the top six among championship fighters in percentage of jabs landed (26.4%), jabs landed per round (7.3) and plus-minus rating (+12.5).

Inoue also holds an advantage defensively. Opponents average five power punches landed per round against Inoue, whereas they average 9.4 power punches landed per round against Nakatani.

Volume is a much more important part of Nakatani’s offense. His 71.4 punches thrown per round are ninth among championship fighters. The jab is also vital for Nakatani, as his 35.8 jabs thrown per round rank third among championship fighters.