By Scott Gilfoid: Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) will be putting his WBA World bantamweight title on the line this Friday night on May 25 against former 2 division world champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
By Danni Rocket: With the official word on the site for the final of the Cruiserweight World Boxing Super Series expected any day now, and the finalist in both weight classes (Oleksandr Usyk, Murat Gassiev, Callum Smith, and recently announced George Groves replacement Chris Eubank Jr.) now training for their fights, the first WBSS is coming to an end. Despite not being embraced by the major US television companies, and running in to several hiccups, the tournaments have been considered a huge success.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell will be defending his title in two months from now against former 2 division world champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) on May 25 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former 2 division world champion Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) has been installed at No.1 by the World Boxing Association in their new ratings at bantamweight without having fought in the division. Inoue, 24, is vacating his WBO super flyweight belt and moving up to what he hopes is bigger and better things in the 118 lb. weight class.
By Tim Royner: WBA World bantamweight champion Jaime McDonnell could be facing former WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue next rather than fighting Liborio Solis, who he was given a controversial 12 round win over in their first fight in November of 2016.
By Marcus Richardson: Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) has the option of fighting for the WBO bantamweight title right away against champion Zolani Tete (26-3, 21 KOs) when he moves up to the 118-lb. division this year.
By Jeff Aranow: WBO super flyweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) reportedly is more than happy to face WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete (26-3, 18 KOs) in 2018 in the UK.
If Inoue challenges Tete for his WBO bantamweight title in his first fight in the 118lb weight class in 2018, it would show some real courage on his part. Tete is a much bigger puncher than the weaker punchers that Inoue has been beating at 115.
By Jim Dower: Undefeated Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) easily dispatched #7 WBO Yoan Boyeaux (41-5, 26 KOs) in stopping him in the 3rd round on Saturday night to successfully defend his WBO super flyweight title at the Bunka Gym in Yokohama, Japan. Inoue dropped Boyeaux with a left-right combination in the 3rd. The fight was then stopped.
By Rishad Marquardt: WBO world jr. bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue blasted his way through French challenger Yoan Boyeaux (41-5, 26 KOs) by way of TKO in round three to go 15-0, 13 KOs on Saturday night at the Bunka Gym in Yokohama, Japan.
By Tim Royner: WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete is interested in facing 2-division world champion Naoya Inoue once he moves up in weight to the 118-lb. division in 2018. Inoue, 24, announced the news that he plans on vacating his WBO super flyweight title after he defends it this Saturday night against #7 WBO Yoan Boyeaux (41-4, 26 KOs) on December 30 at the Bunka Gym in Yokohama, Japan.