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 ...

open image in gallery Naoya Inoue (left) recovered from a shock knockdown to dismantle Luis Nery (AP) This is not to suggest Inoue’s challengers are not capable foes. That accusation has ...

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 ...

The Japanese powerhouse, Naoya Inoue has been a phenomenal force in the boxing world since making his professional debut in 2012. With more than a decade of expertise in the sport, Inoue is still ...

Naoya Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) as expected, blew away the overmatched Ye Joon Kim in his last fight – and attention quickly ...

Ye Joon Kim took on arguably the hardest assignment in world boxing at just two weeks’ notice when he agreed to fight Naoya Inoue this Friday, live on Sky Sports. 'The Monster' Inoue is one of ...

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+ ...

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

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 ...

If much of fear is about the element of surprise, it could be argued that Naoya Inoue represents boxing’s best jump scare. For though he is small, his impact is considerable, and it is often the ...

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson party at Trump's inauguration Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed super-bantamweight titles on Friday, with an expected destruction of Ye Joon Kim. Kim was stepping in for ...

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 ...