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Report: Naoya Inoue in talks to defend Ring belt against Luis Nery in Japan in May

11
Jan

Report: Naoya Inoue in talks to defend Ring belt against Luis Nery in Japan in May

Naoya Inoue may have a fight lined up this spring in what could be an action fight. Inoue and once-beaten contender...

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05
Jan

Naoya Inoue is The Ring’s 2023 Fighter of the Year

Naoya Inoue has won Ring Magazine’s prestigious Fighter of the Year award for his 2023 campaign which saw the 30-year-old boxer-puncher soundly defeat then-undefeated WBC/WBO 122-pound titleholder Stephen Fulton in July and WBA/IBF 122-pound beltholder Marlon Tapales in December to earn The Ring’s vacant junior featherweight title and undisputed champion status.

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31
Dec

Wainwright weighs-in: the 2024 fights Anson wants in each weight class

Anson Wainwright picks one fight that he would most like to see in 2024 in each weight class, and shares who he thinks would win.

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29
Dec

Ring Ratings Update: The Monster rules junior feather; heavyweight shakeup

Naoya Inoue is elevated to junior featherweight champion in The Ring rankings, but the four-division champ remains at No. 2 pound for pound, behind Terence Crawford.

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26
Dec

Naoya Inoue KOs Marlon Tapales in 10, wins undisputed 122-pound championship

Naoya Inoue stopped Marlon Taples in the 10th round of their undisputed 122-pound championship, and won the vacant Ring Magazine title.

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25
Dec

Grading Greatness: Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford

Who will be the 2023 Fighter of the Year? Who’s No. 1 pound for pound? It either Naoya Inoue or Terence Crawford.

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24
Dec

Marlon Tapales fights for history in undisputed showdown with Naoya Inoue

Marlon Tapales is in familiar territory in Japan, even if he’s thousands of miles away from home. Despite having two world...

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24
Dec

Fight Picks: Naoya Inoue vs. Marlon Tapales

On Tuesday, ​WBC/WBO junior featherweight titlist Naoya Inoue will face IBF/WBA counterpart Marlon Tapales in a 12-round contest at the...

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22
Dec

Fight Night Program – December 22 through 31

The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The...

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13
Dec

Jesse Rodriguez expects to beat Sunny Edwards, then follow Naoya Inoue’s P4P blueprint

Jesse Rodriguez says he’s ready to replicate an Inoue-like run after his showdown with Sunny Edwards on Saturday. The flyweight standout, who’s already won titles in two weight classes, wants to become a six-division champion.

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