Naoya Inoue

Inoue On Fulton: 'If We Fight Each Other I Think It Will Be A Great Technical Battle'

Naoya Inoue may still have unfinished business at 118 pounds, but the Japanese dynamo apparently is already thinking about some of the more consequential matchups at 122.  

Naoya Inoue-Paul Butler Undisputed Bantamweight Championship Set, December 13 In Japan

Naoya Inoue will delay his pursuit of a fourth divisional crown long enough to chase history. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal has been in place for an undisputed bantamweight championship clash between Japan’s Inoue and England’s Paul Butle...

Donaire Explains What Butler Must Do To Have Any Chance Against Inoue

Nonito Donaire has warned Paul Butler he must correct two mistakes if he is going to have any chance of upsetting Naoya Inoue. Talks are on-going for an undisputed world bantamweight title fight between the UK’s Butler and Japanese hero Inoue before...

Paul Butler Back in The Gym, Hopes For Naoya Inoue Undisputed Fight

Paul Butler has returned to light training to begin preparations for a potential undisputed fight with Naoya Inoue. A showdown for all four world bantamweight titles is being discussed with both Butler and Inoue making it clear it is the fight they w...

Donaire on Inoue Rematch: The Moment I Got Caught With Punch I Just Wanted To F------ Brawl

As the old adage goes, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Nonito Donaire expressed repeatedly in the lead up to his highly anticipated 118-pound title unification rematch with Naoya Inoue that he would employ a much more tactful...

Inoue: I Want To Give Performances Worthy of a Number 1 Pound-For-Pound Fighter!

WBC, IBF, WBA bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs) is looking to stamp his top-tier status as a pound-for-pound great by capturing the last remaining title - and then making a move up to super bantamweight. 

Inoue: 'Without Nonito I Can't Do This…That's Why I Can Shine Like This'

Naoya Inoue needs no reminder that his gifts inside the ring would be wasted without someone – like Nonito Donaire – on whom he can test them.

Paul Butler: Naoya Inoue is One of The Best I've Seen in 20 or 30 Years

Paul Butler was giddy with anticipation watching Naoya Inoue terrorize yet another opponent. Inoue, the Japanese dynamo, made mincemeat of future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire on Tuesday, stopping the Filipino veteran in two rounds of their 12-round,...

Report: Thieves Robbed Inoue's House The Night He Knocked Out Donaire

Naoya Inoue ensured that boxing judges couldn’t rob him when he stopped Nonito Donaire during the second round of their rematch Tuesday night in Saitama, Japan.

Get Onboard the Inoue-Fulton Train: Weekend Afterthoughts

We’re not there yet.  We got closer from Saturday night to Tuesday morning. There’s a showdown brewing and this is one of those times where having a fight or two more won’t hurt a thing. Naoya Inoue wants to finish his collection of straps at bantamw...

Inoue: If Negotiations Go Smoothly, I Would Like To Fight For Fourth Belt

Already the true lineal champion at bantamweight, Naoya Inoue wouldn’t mind sticking around to collect the division’s final chip. The unbeaten three-division champ added to his pound-for-pound accolades with a second-round knockout of Nonito Donaire...

Andre Ward: People Will Say Nonito's Older; He Didn't Look Old In His Last Fight

Andre Ward wasn’t quite ready to elevate Naoya Inoue to the top spot on his pound-for-pound list Tuesday. As much as the ESPN analyst tried to avoid overreacting to Inoue’s annihilation of Nonito Donaire, Ward wouldn’t flippantly attribute the Japane...

Donaire: That First Knockdown, I Came Up Completely Blank; Hardest Punch I've Ever Been Hit With

Nonito Donaire was never in this predicament before at any point in his illustrious career spanning three decades. Not even in his twelve previous rounds with Naoya Inoue did the former four-division champion experience a moment where he was separate...

Photos: Naoya Inoue Demolishes Nonito Donaire in Two Rounds

Inoue, Donaire Rematch Photos Gallery - Naoya “Monster” Inoue lived up to his nickname when he demolished Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire in two rounds at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. (photos by Naoki Fukuda)

Paul Butler: Naoya Inoue Needs Me To Be Undisputed, I’m Desperate For The Fight!

WBO bantamweight champion Paul Butler is ready and willing to face Naoya Inoue in an undisputed showdown - and the British boxer could care less where the fight takes place.