Comments Thread For: Naoya Inoue-Emmanuel Rodriguez Official For May 18, Glasgow

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Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue faces Emmanuel Rodriguez on May 18 for the Puerto Rican's IBF strap in their 118lb Ali Trophy semi-final. The SSE Hydro will be rocking as the IBF bantamweight title bout takes place the same night as Scotland's Josh Taylor takes on Belarus' IBF World champion Ivan Baranchyk in a semi-final of the 168lb division of the World Boxing Super Series.
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[IronDanHamza]

Ah man, big card!!!

Same night as Hearn said he plans for Usyk's return.

Also the rumoured date for Fury Wilder 2.

Could be a massive night.

[SteveAnitaSmith]

So is the 118 tournament still a a go?

[Bad Bart]

168? Seems like a big jump up in weight for Taylor.

[Mighty_Windir]

Its a 50-50 fight. The Jap is tough, but so are you.

We can do it Emmanuel

[pillowfists98]

Expecting another KO by the monster. Rodriguez is a good fighter but Inoue is way too accurate and powerful. He's in a class by himself at 118.

[gbonafide]

Ah man, big card!!!
Same night as Hearn said he plans for Usyk's return.
Also the rumoured date for Fury Wilder 2.
Could be a massive night.

For sure! Total negative play by Eddie tho. He’s counter programming so he can drive down PPV #’s and color future negotiations. I’ll be watching both but this event isn’t going to drive many new DAZN subscriptions. The Moster got this.

[mmamachine]

Josh Taylor is fighting at 140 not 168.

The writers on here sometimes...

[DFM]

Nice to hear that Inoue fights outside of Japan! He needs this. Rodriguez is a good fighter but I think Inoue will stop him inside 5 rounds. Taylor vs. Baranchyk is another awesome fight. My prediction in this fight is Taylor stops him in late rounds or decisions him. Won't miss this night!

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I’m there...
Can’t wait to watch Inoue live, hopefully this doesn’t fall through