Sagamihara City Hometown Athlete Junto Nakatani Receives Enthusiastic Cheers from Citizens! Message Board Presented.

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  • Sagamihara City Hometown Athlete Junto Nakatani Receives Enthusiastic Cheers from Citizens! Message Board Presented.
  • Sagamihara City presented a message board filled with cheers from citizens and city officials to professional boxer Junto Nakatani, a hometown athlete, ahead of his highly anticipated world title match against Naoya Inoue on May 2nd.
  • Source: PR Times
  • Date: April 30, 2026

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Sagamihara City presented a message board filled with cheers from citizens and city officials to professional boxer Junto Nakatani, a hometown athlete, ahead of his highly anticipated world title match against Naoya Inoue on May 2nd.

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Sagamihara City Hometown Athlete Junto Nakatani Receives Enthusiastic Cheers from Citizens! Message Board Presented. (April 30, 2026), PR Times
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Sagamihara City presented a message board filled with cheers from citizens and city officials to professional boxer Junto Nakatani, a hometown athlete, ahead of his highly anticipated world title match against Naoya Inoue on May 2nd.
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Along with a message board, Sagamihara City Vice Mayor Katsuhiko Kayano (left) and M.T Boxing Gym Chairman Ken Murano.

Sagamihara City, with the full support of the city, presented a message board with encouraging messages from citizens and city officials to Mr. Ken Murano, chairman of the "M.T Boxing Gym," to which professional boxer Junto Nakatani, a hometown athlete of the city, belongs. This presentation was made on April 29 (Wednesday/holiday) by Vice Mayor Katsuhiko Kayano, in support of Mr. Nakatani's challenge against Mr. Naoya Inoue in what is set to be the greatest Japanese boxing showdown in history, scheduled for May 2 (Saturday).

The four message boards, created by citizens and city officials who attended the "Sakaime Challenge Fes" event held with Zama City on April 26 (Sunday), are scheduled to be delivered to the athlete himself, conveying Sagamihara City's enthusiastic support to Mr. Nakatani.

Scenes from the message board presentation, full of wishes for victory.

(Match Information)

Name: NTT Docomo presents Lemino BOXING Double World Title Match
Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani
Date: Saturday, May 2, Reiwa 8 @ Tokyo Dome
https://lemino.docomo.ne.jp/ft/0000002/

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PR Times: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000576.000072959.html | April 30, 2026

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