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 ...

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 successfully retained his IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO super bantamweight titles after knocking out Ye Joon Kim. Originally, Sam Goodman was scheduled to face ‘The Monster,’ but after an ...

Naoya Inoue is set to return to action as he takes on Ye Joon Kim on Friday, January 24. The IBF, WBC, and WBO super bantamweight titles will be on the line for ...

Just like former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson during his 1980s heyday, Naoya Inoue has the reputation of an authentic knockout artist and fight fans the world over are hoping to see “The ...

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight title for the third time, this time against Korean challenger Ye Joon Kim, on Friday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo ...

Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed super-bantamweight titles on Friday, with an expected destruction of Ye Joon Kim. Kim was stepping in for Sam Goodman, who withdrew from the title fight after ...

You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Editor's note: This story was originally published in July 2023, ahead of Naoya Inoue's junior featherweight debut against Stephen Fulton. His ...