The global boxing audience will turn its focus to Tokyo on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani live at the Tokyo Dome. This fight places two undefeated champions in the same ring, ...

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani will meet in one of the most anticipated boxing matches of the year, and what is largely considered the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. Inoue, who is the ...

Despite a 13-year professional career, no man can say that they have bested the Japanese 'Monster' Naoya Inoue. Undisputed in two weight classes with a perfect 31-0 (27 KOs) record, many have ...

Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) won his first major title in April 2014 when he knocked out Adrián Hernández to claim the WBC light flyweight title. Since then, the 32-year-old has only stepped into the ...

Four fights, four titles, four knockout wins. Naoya Inoue has been perfect since moving up to the junior featherweight division in 2023, continuing his now nine-fight knockout streak, while becoming ...

Bob Arum believes Naoya Inoue has a bigger legacy than Manny Pacquiao in the sport of boxing. Inoue is set to take on Ye Joon Kim on January 24. 'The Monster' was set to take on Sam Goodman but the ...

Naoya Inoue proved himself to be one of boxing’s very best on December 26, 2023. Most fans already had the Japanese superstar on their top five pound-for-pound list. The 25-0 fighter has already won ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. Japan's Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory against South ...

Naoya Inoue retains the undisputed junior featherweight title after taking Ramon Cardenas' best shot. The fight was stopped in the first minute of the eighth round after the two fighters displayed a ...

It's the next man up mentality for Naoya Inoue. Inoue was set for his third undisputed title defense against Sam Goodman this past December, but Goodman suffered a cut in sparring delayed the bout to ...