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 ...

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 ...

Naoya Inoue celebrates with boxing promoter Bob Arum after defending the world super-bantamweight title at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on January 24, 2025. / IMAGO/AFLOSPORT The return of "The ...

While he might not be the biggest name in North America, anybody who knows boxing is well aware of Naoya "The Monster" Inoue. The 31-year-old Japanese boxer has amassed a perfect 29-0 record (with ...

Inoue, Crawford and Usyk – The Independent’s top three pound-for-pound boxers, in that order – are the only fighters in the four-belt era to have been undisputed champions at two weights.

Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue’s life is simple: He trains with his family, which has led him to become one of the all-time greats of his era. In a video feature titled ...

Ye Joon Kim took on arguably the hardest assignment in world boxing at just two weeks’ notice when he agreed to fight Naoya Inoue this Friday, live on Sky Sports. 'The Monster' Inoue is one of ...

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani acknowledge they want to fight each other. That’s a positive development boxing fans should keep in the backs of their minds. If do they do square off — and "if ...

Naoya Inoue knocked out Ye Joon Kim early to successfully retain his undisputed super-bantamweight world titles in Tokyo on Friday. The pound-for-pound phenom nicknamed ‘The Monster’ moved to ...

There are few more daunting prospects in boxing than squaring off against the formidable undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. Stepping in to face Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) as a late ...

Naoya Inoue faces a new opponent in Ye Joon Kim on January 24 but believes the outcome will remain the same. The fight for Inoue's status as the undisputed super bantamweight champion emanates ...

Naoya Inoue, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, will help usher in the 2025 title fight slate with his third defense of the undisputed 122-pound championship early Friday in Tokyo (ESPN+ ...