Jan 24, 2025 · TOKYO (AP) — 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.

Naoya Inoue (井上 尚弥, Inoue Naoya, born 10 April 1993) is a Japanese professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, and is one of only three male boxers in history (along with Terence Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk) to become the undisputed champion in two weight classes in the "four-belt era".

May 6, 2024 · Japan's Naoya Inoue climbed off the canvas to stop Luis Nery in six rounds to retain his undisputed super-bantamweight championship in Japan. The first knockdown of his career only lit a fire...

Jan 23, 2025 · 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+, 4:15 a...

1 day ago · 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 ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Naoya Inoue made quick work of late-replacement Ye Joon Kim, stopping him in the fourth round to remain the undisputed junior featherweight champion on Friday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

May 6, 2024 · Japan’s undisputed super bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue, has survived an early scare to stop Mexico’s Luis Nery in the sixth round at the Tokyo Dome and defend his titles.

May 6, 2024 · Japan's warrior hero Naoya Inoue improves to 27-0 (24 KOs) by scoring a brutal sixth-round KO over a game Luis Nery in Tokyo. What's that coming over the hill? Is it a Monster?

May 6, 2024 · Undisputed world super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue fought back from an early knockdown to stop Mexico's Luis Nery in the sixth round of their title showdown at Tokyo Dome on Monday.

Sep 3, 2024 · Inoue has been on The Ring’s top-10 pound-for-pound rankings for 366 weeks now, the second most behind Crawford, and he is clearly one of the most accomplished boxers in the world. So why is he...