By Jim Dower: WBO super flyweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue’s title defense this Saturday night against Yoan Boyeaux (41-4, 26 KOs) will be his last in this weight class, as he reportedly will be moving up to bantamweight to campaign in that weight class in his next fight.
By Jim Dower: WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (14-0, 12 KOs) will be making a voluntary defense this Saturday against #7 WBO Yoan Boyeaux (41-4, 26 KOs) on December 30 at the Bunka Gym, in Yokohama, Japan.
By Marcus Richardson: Eddie Hearn has reportedly turned down an offer for his fighter WBA super flyweight champion Khalid Yafai (23-0, 14 KOs) to face WBO champion Naoya Inoue for the SuperFly2 card on February 24 in Los Angeles. California.
By Allan Fox: Tom Loeffler says super flyweights Naoya Inoue, Jerwin Ancajas and Khalid Yafai all want to take part in the SuperFly2 card in early 2018.
By Jim Dower: WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (14-0, 12 KOs) will be defending his title next month against #8 WBO Yoan Boyeaux (41-4, 26 KOs) on December 30th at the Bunka Gym in Yokohama, Japan.
By Alden Chodash: From the legacy left by Jimmy Wilde, “Barbados” Joe Walcott, and George Dixon to the modern impact created by Ricardo Lopez, Michael Carbajal, and a young Manny Pacquiao, the little guys in boxing (105 to 118 lbs) have historically been boxing’s best kept secret.
By Sean Jones: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai says he knew he was going to knockout Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in their rematch last Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Rungvisai, 30, made easy work of Gonzalez, knocking him out in the 4th round in one of the easier fights of his career.
By Jim Dower: WBO World super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (14-0, 12 KOs) put on a body punching clinic in stopping #7 Antonio Nieves (17-2-2, 9 KOs) in a 6th round on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
By Jim Dower: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1 39 KOs))and Roman Gonzalez (46-1 38 KOs) both weighed in successfully for their rematch this Saturday night in the SuperFly card on HBO Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The televised portion of the SuperFly card on HBO has a start time at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT.
By Jim Dower: Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is highly motivated to avenge his loss to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai this Saturday night in their fight in the “Superfly” triple-header on HBO World Championship Boxing at the StubHHub Center in Carson, California.