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 ...

open image in gallery Naoya Inoue (left ... Luis Nery, who scored a shock, first-round knockdown of Inoue last year, is the only man to have put the Japanese in danger, yet the Mexican touched ...

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 ...

Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) as expected, blew away the overmatched Ye Joon Kim in his last fight – and attention quickly ...

TOKYO — Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout. His promoter wants Americans to cherish Inoue as much as they do Shohei Ohtani.

The Japanese powerhouse, Naoya Inoue has been a phenomenal force in the boxing world since making his professional debut in 2012. With more than a decade of expertise in the sport, Inoue is still ...

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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Goading boxing superstar Naoya Inoue proved to be the wrong move. The unbeaten Japanese fighter was invited to take a shot by overmatched South Korean opponent Ye Joon Kim ...

Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue returns to the ring Friday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, against South Korea’s Ye Joon Kim. The bout will stream live on ESPN+. Inoue, 31 ...

Naoya Inoue is ... via Getty Images) With Inoue and his camp unable to reschedule again, moves were made to get the Japanese superstar a new opponent. Kim was the man selected, and the fight ...