[Sagamihara City & Zama City] Miraculous Collaboration in Public Relations Magazines for the World Boxing Championship!

Sagamihara City and Zama City, neighboring cities in the central region of Kanagawa Prefecture, have fostered a close relationship, including signing an inter-municipal cooperation agreement in Reiwa 7 (2025). These two cities have now achieved a groundbreaking collaboration in their public relations magazines.

The catalyst for this collaboration is the "Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani Double World Title Match," to be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Tokyo Dome, which is creating a buzz among not only boxing fans but all sports enthusiasts. A miraculous connection exists where Junto Nakatani, a resident of Sagamihara City and a Hometown Athlete of the city, and Naoya Inoue, a native of the neighboring Zama City, are facing each other. This unique circumstance led the public relations departments of both cities to join forces, resulting in a rare public relations magazine collaboration nationwide.

This initiative embodies the desire for the citizens of both cities to come together and support their local heroes.

1. Publication Issues ### Koho Sagamihara (Sagamihara Public Relations) Reiwa 8 (2026) April 1st Issue ### Koho Zama (Zama Public Relations) Reiwa 8 (2026) April Issue *Media personnel wishing to receive physical copies of the publications are requested to contact the public relations department of each city.

2. Tournament Outline **Name:** NTT Docomo presents Lemino BOXING Double World Title Match Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani

**Date:** Saturday, May 2, Reiwa 8 (2026) @ Tokyo Dome https://lemino.docomo.ne.jp/ft/0000002/

3. Participating Athletes Connected to Both Cities **Sagamihara City:** Former WBC・IBF Bantamweight World Champion, Three-Division World Champion ### Junto Nakatani (Resident of Sagamihara City, Sagamihara City Hometown Athlete)

**Zama City:** WBA・WBC・IBF・WBO Unified Super Bantamweight World Champion ### Naoya Inoue (Born in Zama City)

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