Luis Nery: record, next fight and profile →
Luis Nery is digging in his heels and embracing his role as the boogeyman who will blast and beat “The Monster.” Nery (35-1, 27 KOs) will challenge Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) for the undisputed junior featherweight championship on May 6 on ESPN+ at the Tokyo Dome in Japan in front of an expected crowd of over 50,000 fans.
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.
The Japanese Boxing Commission has reportedly overturned Luis Nery’s lifetime ban from boxing in Japan ahead of a potential fight with the undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue.
Naoya Inoue will receive an offer to fight in Australia if he successfully defends his undisputed super bantamweight title against Luis Nery.
By Eric Raskin - There’s a gaping hole in the boxing schedule this Saturday. It’s about an inch long and a quarter-inch wide, requiring either 11 or 15 stitches to close, depending on whom you ask.
Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery inch closer to a deal that would provide by far their largest audience to date. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the aforementioned undisputed junior featherweight championship matchup is targeted to take place on May 6—a Monday—at the famed Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
By Keith Idec - Sergio Mora mentioned during the first round that the DAZN analyst anticipated the “Fight of the Year” on June 10 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Jaime Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko definitely delivered that type of unforgettable battle over the next 11-plus
The victory lap will be brief. Naoya Inoue has already begun plans for his next fight, a conversation that already took place in the background ahead of his latest fight. The four-division champion became a freshly crowned undisputed king after a tenth-round knockout of WBA/IBF titlist Marlon Tapales to fully unify the 122-pound division. Inoue held the WBC and WBO belts headed into the Lemino/ESPN+ main event from Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
Luis Nery will be among the most astute observers for the undisputed junior featherweight championship to take place just before year’s end.