http://www.asianboxing.info/asian-news/ohashi-officially-announce-inoue-vs-parrenas-yaegashi-vs-mendoza-and-inoue-vs-dacquel?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Official card:
Nayou Inoue vs Warlito Parenas: 115 WBO title
Javier Mendoza Akira Yaegashi: 108 IBF title
Takuma Inoue vs Rene Dacquel
Ryo Matsumoto might be added too
13,000,000 watched Ioka vs Sosa, it's not been a case of "going under the radar" but instead being ignored by the west. Glad to see the US and Europe finally waking up to the guys at 112/115/118
That's what I meant by going under the radar, with all the big U.S. networks and money. The same way that a lot of great cruiserweight stuff that may have a nice niche in Germany is still under the radar in terms of the major U.S. market. I didn't mean nobody was paying attention, but you've got to admit the U.S. market is the big time and where your mega-paydays usually are waiting.
Hopefully Inoue has gotten over his hand issues
Narvaez has a rematch being the champ prior so it's kind of a what are you going to do thing but it's a name to have him fight on HBO to debut using the Donaire comparison.
Yea... rematch does nothing though since he already smashed him. They could play it up, but he might play a bit safer so he doesn't destroy his hand again smashing Narvaez's face in.
Too bad they couldn't switch it out with Warlito's fight and have Narvaez in december instead
Hopefully Inoue has gotten over his hand issues
Narvaez has a rematch being the champ prior so it's kind of a what are you going to do thing but it's a name to have him fight on HBO to debut using the Donaire comparison.
13,000,000 watched Ioka vs Sosa, it's not been a case of "going under the radar" but instead being ignored by the west. Glad to see the US and Europe finally waking up to the guys at 112/115/118
True, their fights bring in huge numbers compared to the U.S.
Roman got the door opened for him, and now he's opening doors for the smaller fighters
These lower weights aren't going under the radar nearly as much now thanks to Gonzalez's last two performances and what Inoue and Estrada are doing. It's great.
13,000,000 watched Ioka vs Sosa, it's not been a case of "going under the radar" but instead being ignored by the west. Glad to see the US and Europe finally waking up to the guys at 112/115/118
More news from the same press conference...Inoue eyeing up a US debut in 2016!
http://www.asianboxing.info/asian-news/naoya-inoue-to-make-us-debut-in-2016
.... a triple header with those three?
Goddamn....
These lower weights aren't going under the radar nearly as much now thanks to Gonzalez's last two performances and what Inoue and Estrada are doing. It's great.
More news from the same press conference...Inoue eyeing up a US debut in 2016!
Earlier today Hideyuki Ohashi announced the next big Ohashi Gym show, a show that will be headlined by prodigy Naoya Inoue (8-0, 7) defending his WBO Super Flyweight title title against Warlito Parrenas (24-6-1, 21) on December 29th.
Interestingly the announcement of Inoue's bout wasn't the only bit of "Naoya News", in fact it was the least interesting bit given that the bout had been rumoured for almost a month.
The more interesting news is that Inoue seems set to make his US debut next year with Ohashi stating that he was hoping to get Inoue in the US for his first bout of 2016, which is heavily rumoured to be a rematch with Omar Andres Narvaez (44-2-2, 23).
The idea of the bout seems to be to get Inoue on HBO to help build for the potential mega-clash between the "Monster" and new HBO golden boy Roman Gonzalez (44-0, 38). With that clash, potentially, coming later next year. It could well be that we see both men on a card that also features Gennady Golovkin in what would be a great show for the hardcore fight fan.
http://www.asianboxing.info/asian-news/naoya-inoue-to-make-us-debut-in-2016
A year recovery time, but sadness if he smashes his hand again. He's gonna fight Narvaez again too... so he might mess up his hand punching his face again
frikkin narvaez broke the japs hand with his face :rofl:
get that 115 wbo warlito. inoues one handed now :D
A year recovery time, but sadness if he smashes his hand again. He's gonna fight Narvaez again too... so he might mess up his hand punching his face again