It’s fight week! Takuma Inoue defends his WBC bantamweight world title on Sunday, September 27th, 2026, when he meets Tenshin Nasukawa in a rematch at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, live on DAZN. The two Japanese stars first met at the same venue last November, when Inoue won a unanimous decision to claim the vacant belt and hand Nasukawa the first loss of his professional boxing career. With the fight taking place in Tokyo, Canadian fans will need an early alarm, as main event ring walks are expected at approximately 7 a.m. ET on Sunday morning.
Inoue (22-2, 5 KOs) enters as the champion and the favourite. The 30-year-old, younger brother of pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue, recovered from a slow start in the first fight to win on scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 117-111, then made his first defence in May by dropping four-division champion Kazuto Ioka twice on the way to another unanimous decision. Nasukawa (8-1, 3 KOs), 28, arrives as the underdog. The former kickboxing superstar, whose run of 53 straight professional wins across kickboxing, MMA, and boxing was snapped by Inoue, earned the rematch as the WBC’s mandatory challenger by stopping former two-division champion Juan Francisco Estrada in the ninth round of an eliminator in April.
Inoue is the pick for bettors who trust the champion’s pressure, body work, and experience at the world level to wear Nasukawa down again over 12 rounds. Nasukawa’s case rests on the hand speed and southpaw movement that won him the early rounds of the first fight, along with the improvement he showed in stopping Estrada. Whether you’re backing Inoue to repeat or Nasukawa to get his revenge, check below for how Canadian bettors can get in on the action.
Bet On Takuma Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa in Canada – 3 Step Guide
Step #1: Open A Betting Account
The first step to betting on Inoue vs Nasukawa is to sign up with a licensed Canadian sportsbook. We recommend SportsInteraction.com, which is licensed by iGaming Ontario and Alberta iGaming Corporation to operate in the regulated Ontario and Alberta betting markets, while also accepting players from the rest of Canada.
Click here to open a SportsInteraction.com account. Click ‘Register’ on the landing page and complete the sign up form to open your account.
Step #2: Deposit
Once your account is registered, you’ll need to add funds before placing any bets. For Canadian bettors, Interac e-Transfer is the easiest and fastest deposit and withdrawal method available with transactions processing instantly. You can also use Visa, Mastercard, ApplePay, Online Banking, paysafecard, and more. Check out our deposit methods page for a full breakdown of the different deposit options available.
Step #3: Place Your Bets
With your account funded, navigate to the Boxing section of SportsInteraction.com and scroll to September 27th to find Inoue vs Nasukawa. Click the fighters’ names to see the full list of betting markets available for the fight.
Here are the odds for the fight winner market from SportsInteraction.com (odds taken September 22nd, 2026):
Inoue’s 1.36 odds translate to an implied probability of 73.5% that the WBC champion wins the fight. At 1.36, a $100 bet returns $136 in total, or $36 in profit. Nasukawa’s 3.00 odds reflect an implied probability of 33.3% that the challenger pulls off the upset. A $100 bet on Nasukawa would return $300 in total, or $200 in profit.
Once you’ve selected your market and entered your stake, confirm your bet slip and you’re all set for fight night.
Inoue vs Nasukawa 2 goes live on DAZN on Sunday, September 27th, 2026 from Toyota Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. Click here to place your bets at SportsInteraction.com.
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