Kim, a 32-year-old native of South Korea, filled in on late notice to replace Australia's Sam Goodman, a mandatory challenger ...

Naoya Inoue’s unique problems are not of his own making – but this plan could fix them - The Japanese star is a four-weight world champion and has been undisputed in two divisions, but does the wider ...

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.

Naoya Inoue, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer ... Just last year, Inoue packed 50,000-plus fans into the famed venue for a KO of Luis Nery. Inoue's fights are viewed by millions in Japan ...

In Tokyo, Japan, Naoya Inoue, the undisputed super bantamweight champion, successfully retained his titles on Friday morning with a fourth-round KO win over Ye Joon Kim. Inoue increased his ...

Naoya Inoue ... on Friday. Inoue will defend his four world championships against Ye Joon Kim in a main event from Tokyo's Ariake Arena. It has been a battle for Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) to get ...

What was once a territorial celebration fastly has the potential to become a worldwide boxing fiesta weekend led by Naoya ...

open image in gallery Naoya Inoue (left) recovered from a shock knockdown to dismantle Luis Nery (AP) This is not to ... of the few modern boxers with a KO record to match Inoue’s, yet ...