Naoya Inoue is a four-weight world champion and two-division undisputed champion. He's a top pound-for-pound fighter -- ranked No. 2 by ESPN-- and one of the most entertaining and efficient fighters ...

Naoya Inoue remains as one of boxing’s pound-for-pound superstars and the Japanese phenomenon may finally move up to ...

“This is very important for Japanese boxing,” Inoue told The Associated Press through a translator. Most important for Inoue and Nakatani, though, are victories that would clear the way for a ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan — One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed as ...

Boxing fans entered last weekend with high hopes, anticipating fireworks from superstars like Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia in action. Unfortunately, both fight cards fell flat, offering few thrills ...

LOS ANGELES – Naoya Inoue fully grasps the significance of a Cinco de Mayo fight weekend in Las Vegas. As he launches toward the teeth of his schedule, returning to the U.S. to headline the ...

That's exactly what Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs), the slick southpaw from Newark, New Jersey, did last Saturday when he moved up ...

Naoya Inoue is tired. He made that clear in his post-fight interviews after defeating David Picasso at Riyadh Season’s The Ring V: Night of the Samurai, a major boxing event held on December 27, 2025.

Japan's Naoya Inoue will be stepping into an American boxing ring for the first time since 2021 when he defends his undisputed junior featherweight world title against American Ramon Cardenas on ...

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven’t fought. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in ...

If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in what would be the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. No posturing, just ...