Naoya’s younger brother Takuma Inoue successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title for the first time with a dominant victory against Kazuto Ioka to begin the main card, while Yoshiki Takei beat ...

A world featherweight champion believes his marketing potential in Japan could be enough to secure a lucrative showdown with ...

The super bantamweight super fight between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani is arguably the best matchup in boxing and the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. Inoue and Nakatani were placed ...

The biggest fight in Japanese boxing history arrives Saturday in Tokyo, where two unbeaten champions collide for control of a ...

TOKYO — Billed as “The Day,” May 2 is turning out to be the biggest-ever occasion for Japanese boxing. It’s when Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs), the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, fights ...

The Tokyo Dome will host the biggest all-Japanese boxing showdown in history this Saturday as Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed super-bantamweight crown against undefeated three-division champion ...

Ramon Cardenas, who floored Naoya Inoue last year and logged 99 sparring rounds with Junto Nakatani, calls Saturday's Tokyo Dome clash a true 50-50 fight.

Naoya Inoue became the first Japanese boxer to collect all four world titles in a single weight class when he knocked out ...

The Japanese wrecking ball known as the Monster takes center stage at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday, facing unbeaten rival Junto Nakatani in a matchup for the ages ...

YOKOHAMA--They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion ...