Inoue Is Japan’s Greatest Fighter
TOKYO – Ahead of what has been called the biggest event in the history of Japanese boxing, International Boxing Hall of Fame historian Joe Koizumi has rated Naoya Inoue as Japan’s greatest boxer.
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The Making Of The Monster
TOKYO – He’s called the “Monster” but Naoya Inoue looks like he could be a kid’s comic book hero or in a boy band. He has a cherubic face, a flash of light color in his dark hair, and can wreak all kinds of havoc with lightning fists that could seemingly bring down walls.
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Luis Nery Knows His Role as Naoya Inoue’s Foe: ‘I’m The Bad Guy’
TOKYO – “You can say I’m the bad guy,” said a stone-faced Luis Nery, the night before he will face Naoya Inoue in the Tokyo Dome. Nery is the villain of the piece here, banned from Japan but brought back to serve penance in front of Inoue’s adoring fans. Having dethroned Japan’s long-reigning bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka, Nery tested positive for a banned substance. Still, Japan allowed him back for a grudge rematch with Yamanaka. But when he came in three pounds overweight, it was deemed a cardinal sin. Worse followed for Japanese fight fans when Nery dispatched Yamanaka in half the time in their return.
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Tough Guy Jason Moloney Hoping to ‘Ignite the Flame’ Against Yoshiki Takei
TOKYO – For someone who is instantly agreeable, Jason Moloney is one of boxing’s tough guys. The WBO bantamweight champion is in equal parts universally liked and respected, and he has demonstrated a willingness to fight the best and to travel in order to test himself. On the road once more, he will defend his title against Yoshiki Takei on the undercard at the Tokyo Dome on Monday (May 6) night. “I think it’s the hard way, but I’ve always done things the hard way, and as a fighter I just prepare myself as best I can take the biggest and best opportunities that come my way – and this is a great opportunity,” said Moloney, a 33-year-old champion who has won 27 fights, lost just two and scored 19 stoppage victories.
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Manager Says Focused Nery Will Not Let Inoue Get Revenge For Japan
TOKYO – Manager Sean Gibbons says his fighter Luis Nery is dialled in on his task at the Tokyo Dome on Monday (May 6) night when he comes in as a hefty underdog to challenge unified super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. Gibbons is a boxing lifer and he has noted changes in Nery since talk about the possible showdown with Inoue started to grow. “Leading into this fight, I’ve never seen his focus like this,” said Gibbons. “The fight with Emmanuel Rodriguez, he’d go home on the weekends, play around, when he trained with Eddy [Reynoso], he’d go to TJ [Tijuana]. [For Inoue] he left January 2nd and never went back to Tijuana.
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Just Big in Japan? Naoya Inoue Says No – He’s the World’s Best Boxer
There’s plenty of marvel and mystique around the man known as “The Monster.” Naoya Inoue has been living up to his moniker in glorious fashion throughout his 12-year career, pulverizing every pugilist who has been placed in his path. The four-division champion has won undisputed honors at 118 pounds and is currently the junior featherweight king and reigning Fighter of the Year.
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TV Picks of The Week: Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery, Plus Lomachenko-Kambosos
This is a packed week — starting with Monday morning’s show emanating from Japan, which is one of at least eight boxing broadcasts this week.
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Facing Inoue: The Night Moloney Met The ‘Monster’
It did not take long for Jason Moloney to realise how good Naoya Inoue was when they boxed in in the Las Vegas Bubble in 2020 for the WBA and IBF bantamweight belts.
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'Boxing's Healthier in Japan Than It Is In The United States', says Lou DiBella
Lou DiBella has decided to stop off in Tokyo on his way to Australia to watch pound-for-pounder Naoya Inoue light up the Tokyo Dome in front of 55,000 fans.
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Bob Arum: Naoya Inoue ‘One Of The Greatest Fighters I've Ever Seen’
Muhammad Ali. Sugar Ray Leonard. Roberto Duran. Marvin Hagler. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny Pacquiao. Oscar De La Hoya. Those are just a select few of the top fighters Top Rank boss Bob Arum has promoted throughout his Hall of Fame career.
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