Gallagher Show Designed To Get Butler And Johnson Big Fights
Joe Gallagher is best-known for his corner work but this weekend (Saturday, May 11) turns promoter to get several of his fighters out.
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Naoya Inoue’s Ongoing Rise Has Helped, Not Hindered, Paul Butler
With Naoya Inoue’s victory over Stephen Fulton last July, Paul Butler's silver lining shines just a little brighter. Having lost only to the very best of the best, Butler finds his confidence brimming ahead of his May 11 fight with Norbelto Jimenez.
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Paul Butler Rebounding Against Norbelto Jimenez After Fearing the End
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Paul Butler To Headline Disrupt Promotions Card on June 16 in Uzbekistan
Disrupt Promotions are getting together with Lift Promotions to stage its inaugural show in Uzbekistan this month, with a card that includes Paul Butler, Joe McGrail, Steven Cairns and Yan Marcos.
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Paul Butler Offers No Excuses, Gives High Praise To Naoya Inoue
Former world champion Paul Butler has given high praise to Naoya Inoue. The two boxers collided on Tuesday night in Japan, with Inoue battering Butler for an eleventh round knockout to become the undisputed world champion at bantamweight - with the WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO world titles coming together.
Naoya Inoue Completes the Set: Weekend Afterthoughts
Jr. featherweight, here he comes. That’s the assumption as the live and televised boxing weekend in the States finished its extra innings in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The now undisputed bantamweight champion, Naoya Inoue, strongly hinted before his latest knockout win that he was not long for 118 lbs.
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Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler - CompuBox Punch Stats
Naoya Inoue raises his record in widely recognized world title fights to 19-0 (17 KO) and becomes the first fighter from the Pacific Rim to become an undisputed champion in the four-belt era by scoring a 10-count KO in round 11 over Paul Butler thanks to a powerful combination along the ropes.
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Naoya Inoue Knocks Out Paul Butler In 11th Round, Fully Unifies Bantamweight Division
Naoya Inoue was never going to be denied history. A one-sided march was capped with a highlight reel finish for Yokohama's Inoue, who scored an eleventh-round knockout of England's Paul Butler to fully unify the bantamweight division. A rapid fire combination willed Butler to the canvas, forcing the knockout finish at 1:09 of round eleven in their lineal/WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO bantamweight championship Tuesday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. With the win, Inoue becomes the first fighter from Japan to claim undisputed status in the three- or four-belt era.
Naoya Inoue-Paul Butler: Stats & Stakes
By Cliff Rold - The answer to the trivia question is Enrique Pinder. That’s the name of the last man recognized, by way of holding all available recognized sanctioning body titles, as undisputed bantamweight champion of the world. In July 1972, the Panamanian Pinder won a fifteen-round decision over Rafael Herrera for the WBA and WBC belts. The WBC stripped Pinder and Pinder lost the WBA title to Romeo Anaya in January 1973.
Inoue: I Have Always Pictured Becoming First Japanese Undisputed Champion
The ambitious start to his career was a firm indication that Naoya Inoue was destined for greatness. He now finally gets to chase history. The unbeaten three-division and reigning lineal/WBA/WBC/IBF bantamweight champ has soared to near the top of any
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