Eddie Hearn believes Naoya Inoue should be bumped down the pound-for-pound rankings unless he fights Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Inoue has been ranked as one of the leading pound-for-pound contender for ...

They call a sport like boxing “the hurt business,” and Naoya Inoue was the embodiment of taking that to heart, so to speak. However, power wasn’t his only attribute. Considering the various ...

Naoya Inoue is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world at the moment. 'The Monster' defeated Ye Joon Kim via knockout in his most recent fight on January 24. Inoue is one of the most ...

Promoter Eddie Hearn criticized unified super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue in an interview, saying he needs to be stripped of his WBA title for ducking his mandatory Murodjon Akhmadaliev ...

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.

Japan’s unbeaten Naoya Inoue said he was mentally “exhausted” after knocking out a goading Kim Ye-joon to retain his undisputed world super-bantamweight titles in Tokyo on Friday.

Naoya Inoue is 29-0 with 26 knockouts. A flyweight at the onset of his career, he is now a junior featherweight and will likely climb higher. Floating through the weight classes has not stolen his ...

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.

Japan's Naoya Inoue (R) was throwing thunder. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP. Kim Ye-joon was an unfortunate punching bag. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) The bout had already been postponed by a month ...

Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Undisputed world junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue stormed to a predictable fourth-round knockout win ...

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue made another successful defense of his title following a fourth-round knockout over the unheralded late replacement Kim Ye Joon this Friday evening ...

Naoya Inoue, the Japanese world champion, successfully defended his undisputed super-bantamweight title with a dominant fourth-round stoppage win over the outmatched Ye Joon Kim. The 31-year-old ...