By Dan Ambrose: IBF bantamweight champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) cleared the way for … read more
By Rishad Marquardt – Naoya Inoue brushed aside his first opponent, Juan Carlos Payano, in … read more
By Jim Dower: Undefeated WBA ‘regular’ bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs) sent … read more
By Jeff Aranow: WBA World bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs) weighed in at … read more
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association ‘regular’ bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue defends his title on … read more
By Jim Dower: WBA World bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs) says he’ll win the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) 118 lb. tournament, and then move on to bigger and better things with his career.
By Trevor McIntyre: WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) successful weighed in at 117 ½ pounds on Thursday for his title defense against former two division world champion Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) for their fight this Saturday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
By Rishad Marquardt – May 24, 2018. Tokyo, Japan. Today was an exciting day for the boxing media in Japan. It was the day of the weigh-in for tomorrow’s bantamweight clash between WBA regular champion Jamie McDonnell of the United Kingdom and Naoya Inoue of Japan. First up, media were informed that the champion was running thirty minutes late. This ended up turning into an hour by which time most of the media had assumed that Jamie was not under the limit and was undergoing a last minute battle to shed however remaining grams were needed.
By Scott Gilfoid: This Friday, Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) will be looking to crush WBA secondary bantamweight belt holder Jamie McDonnell at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Inoue, 25, is moving up in weight from the 115lb weight class to seek his third division title.
By Scott Gilfoid: Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue says he plans on dropping WBA World bantamweight champion Jaime McDonnell with a single shot this Friday. The 5’5” Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) plans on knocking the taller 5’10” McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) down to size when they face each other at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.