Naoya Inoue: record, next fight and profile →
Unbeaten four-division champion Naoya Inoue will meet Australia’s IBF junior featherweight mandatory challenger Sam Goodman on an ESPN+ card at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Christmas Eve.
Watching Junto Nakatani lift his record to 29-0 with a 22nd knockout to close a two-day festival of title fights in Tokyo last week left Top Rank President Todd DuBoef feeling quite confident over a matter certain to thrill the boxing public.
Naoya Inoue’s rise through boxing has been nothing short of meteoric and veteran broadcaster and former titleholder Raul Marquez believes Inoue still has a lot left to give to the sport.
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on Artur Beterbiev’s majority decision victory over Dmitry Bivol and a dream fight between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani.
Inspired by Fabio Wardley's stunning first-round knockout of Frazer Clarke in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Elliot Worsell looks at other examples of rematches that were quicker and easier than anyone expected
Former two-belt champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev’s legal team is positioning for a battle as an October 29 IBF purse-bid process looms over the next fight for Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight and four-division champion, Naoya Inoue.
Open bidding for the next bout of “The Monster?” The IBF on Tuesday ordered an October 29 purse bid for undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue’s mandatory defense against Australia’s Sam Goodman, with the sanctioning body reporting “an agreement could not be reached.”
LOS ANGELES – Junto Nakatani will defend his WBC 118-pound title for a second time against Petch Sor Chitpattana as the last leg of a two-day Tokyo card featuring a combined seven title fights on ESPN+ on October 14.
Former junior featherweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev has called on unified champ Naoya Inoue to either fight him or surrender one of his belts.
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on Daniel Dubois’ demolition of Anthony Joshua, including how much praise Joshua does or doesn’t deserve, who Dubois should face next, and the idea of a rematch between Dubois and Joshua. We also return to a discussion about Canelo Alvarez’s recent run of foes, especially when contrasted with what Naoya Inoue has done recently.