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 ...

If all goes according to Turki Alalshikh's plan, Naoya Inoue will face the toughest test of his career in December 2025.

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.

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 ...

Yeah, yeah, boxing ain’t what it was. Families ain’t gonna gather ‘round their radios to listen to prize fights ever again. And, sure, the most-watched and talked-about bout of the last couple years, ...

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue is set for the fight capital of the world this year, with reports ...

Naoya Inoue’s title defence against Sam Goodman has been shelved for the second time. Inoue was first due to face IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman on Christmas Eve last year in Japan.

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 ...

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+ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...