Takuma Inoue: record, next fight and profile →
On Tuesday, Top Rank announced that Naoya "The Monster" Inoue will defend his undisputed junior featherweight world title against former two-division world champion Luis "Pantera" Nery on May 6 at the Tokyo Dome.
Jerwin Ancajas is aware of the shortcomings that saw the former IBF super flyweight champion fail in his attempt to become a two-weight world champion in his bantamweight title challenge against Takuma Inoue.
By Declan Warrington - Takuma Inoue made the first defense of his WBA bantamweight title by impressively stopping Jerwin Ancajas in nine rounds at Tokyo’s Kokugikan.
Jerwin Ancajas (34-3-2, 23 KOs) is familiar with boxing on the road, having not fought in his home country of the Philippines since 2016. It was then when Ancajas clinched the IBF world super-flyweight championship against McJoe Arroyo and began a globe-trotting period in defense of his IBF title.
WBA bantamweight world champion, Takuma Inoue, speaks of his admiration of opponent Jerwin Ancajas as the pair face each other on Saturday February 24
WBO bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney will be the keenest of spectators when the world title double-header culminates this Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
Takuma Inoue will carry the same mindset that propelled him to his first title win. A dangerous defense awaits the reigning WBA bantamweight beltholder, who faces former IBF 115-pound titlist Jerwin Ancajas. The bout takes place on February 24 at the famed Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, where Inoue turned pro in December 2013 and now returns with a title in tow.
Junto Nakatani will not waste any time in his bid to become a three-division titlist. The rail thin WBO junior bantamweight titlist is off to bantamweight, where he will challenge reigning WBC title holder Alexandro Santiago. Their intriguing matchup is confirmed to headline a February 24 title fight tripleheader on Amazon Prime-Japan from the famed Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
The first title defense of the post-Naoya Inoue era is now on hold. A rib injury has forced Takuma Inoue to postpone his planned WBA bantamweight title defense versus former IBF junior bantamweight titleholder Jerwin Ancajas. The two were due to meet atop a November 15 show from the famed Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, but the loss of the aforementioned title fight forced a rescheduling of the entire event.