Naoya Inoue, Mizuki Hiruta, Teraji-Akui top JBC 2025 boxing awards honorees
Naoya Inoue continues to add to his legacy as perhaps the greatest fighter to ever come out of Japan.
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BWAA names finalists for 2025 Fighter of the Year, and other awards
Members of the Boxing Writers Association of America will vote on their picks, with the winners honored later this year at the BWAA's annual awards ceremony.
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Naoya Inoue-Junto Nakatani superfight targeted for May 2 at Tokyo Dome
It appears that the long-awaited Naoya Inoue-Junto Nakatani superfight is closer than ever to gracing the boxing calendar after spending all year on a collision course.
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Midweek Mailbag: Fighter of the Year, Naoya Inoue-Junto Nakatani, and more
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on whether BoxingScene’s team made the right pick in selecting Terence Crawford as fighter of the year
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A look into the crystal bell: 10 predictions for 2026
There are no balls in boxing (other than those covered by protective cups), but there are bells. Therefore, when seeking to peer with clarity into the future in this sport, we go with the crystal bell instead of the crystal ball. And if that strikes you as a bit hacky, just understand that the other option I was considering for the headline was “the crystal Nick Ball.” So you got off easy.
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Who will be Naoya Inoue’s rival?
Now that Junto Nakatani escaped with a win over Sebastian Hernandez, who will be the next fighter to give Naoya Inoue a tough test?
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BoxingScene’s 2025 Fight of the Year
There are so many things that go into a fight-of-the-year contender, but the title means different things to different people...
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‘Tired’ Naoya Inoue promises to improve after decision win over David Picasso
It was business as normal for Naoya Inoue, as he routed game Mexican Alan Picasso on the scorecards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Naoya Inoue can paint case for Fighter of the Year by erasing David Picasso
Naoya Inoue senses that victory over David Picasso Saturday in Saudi Arabia allows him to supplant the now-retired Terence Crawford as the top pound for pound fighter in boxing.
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Naoya Inoue ready for 'critical fight' against Alan Picasso
Naoya Inoue and Alan Picasso faced off for the first time this week at Thursday's final press conference ahead of Saturday's Ring 5: Night of the Samurai in Riyadh.
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