Naoya Inoue won Japan's Boxer of the Year for the ninth time overall and his eighth consecutive year. The announcement came ...

After much anticipation, Naoya Inoue has now confirmed that he will fight Junto Nakatani in a historic clash that will ...

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 two top pound-for-pound boxers in their prime seemingly ...

Naoya Inoue is arguably boxing’s pound-for-pound number one, but the United States has a contender on the up in Jesse Rodriguez, who could potentially collide ...

As was the case last year, Inoue – the reigning undisputed 122lbs champion – was joined at the ceremony by top rival Junto Nakatani, 32-0 (24 KOs), who shared the 2025 Best Skill award with Takuma ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...