Naoya Inoue, arguably the top pound-for-pound boxer ... so it's unsurprising Kim would jump at the opportunity. Last year was a somewhat quiet one by Inoue standards. After ending 2022 with ...
Editor's note: This story was originally published in July 2023, ahead of Naoya Inoue's junior featherweight debut against Stephen Fulton. His opponent, Paul Butler, was in survival mode the ...
open image in gallery Naoya Inoue (left) recovered from a shock knockdown to dismantle Luis Nery (AP) This is not to suggest Inoue’s challengers are not capable foes. That accusation has ...
'I can’t remember to this day': For those who fought Naoya Inoue, the horror stories speak volumes
If much of fear is about the element of surprise, it could be argued that Naoya Inoue represents boxing’s best jump scare. For though he is small, his impact is considerable, and it is often 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 ...
Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight title for the third time, this time against Korean challenger Ye Joon Kim, on Friday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo ...
Naoya Inoue is a well-known Japanese professional boxer who has dominated the professional boxing scene throughout his professional career as of now. With a reputation for his punching power ...
This wasn’t the opponent Naoya Inoue was supposed to get, and it’s not the man for whom he had been preparing. But the odds say the undisputed junior featherweight champion should have a much ...
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson party at Trump's inauguration Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed super-bantamweight titles on Friday, with an expected destruction of Ye Joon Kim. Kim was stepping in for ...
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 ...
Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Naoya Inoue is arguably the best fighter on the planet, so no matter when or where he fights, boxing fans should—and do—have ...
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