Feb

Naoya Inoue Q&A – Part 2: Three fights in 2024, featherweight in 2025, appealing to American fans, fighting in the U.S.

Daisuke Sugiura sat down with Naoya Inoue to discuss his eventual move to featherweight, his ceiling in terms of weight climbing, his interest in boxing beyond his own career, and his desire to “crossover” with the American boxing public, among other subjects.

Performance of the Year: Terence Crawford TKO 9 Errol Spence Jr.

22

Jan

Performance of the Year: Terence Crawford TKO 9 Errol Spence Jr.

by Manouk Akopyan

The following article appears in the January 2024 "Best of 2023" issue of The Ring, available now on the site...

Ringside column: Two Kings, three princes, one Fighter of the Year

22

Jan

Ringside column: Two Kings, three princes, one Fighter of the Year

by Doug Fischer

The following Ringside column is part of the January 2024 issue of The Ring, which is currently available to subscribers...

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

05

Jan

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

by The Ring

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.

Manager Cameron Dunkin, dead at 67, remembered by peers and proteges

04

Jan

Manager Cameron Dunkin, dead at 67, remembered by peers and proteges

by Francisco Salazar

Cameron Dunkin had an impeccable eye for talent and gave opportunities to those when they least expected it. That was the...

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

31

Dec

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

by Anson Wainwright

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.

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

29

Dec

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

by Doug Fischer

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.