Following a winning performance against Junto Nakatani at the Tokyo Dome, Naoya "The Monster" Inoue has ascended to the top of the sport, securing the No. 1 ranking from The Ring magazine, the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. The final major fight card of 2025 is stacked—here's the full ...
Another year is in the books, and 2025 delivered many exciting moments in the sport of boxing. Speaking of exciting, reigning undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) was one ...
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 04: Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) greets Ramon Cardenas after their title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 04, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inoue ...
Naoya Inoue won Japan's Boxer of the Year for the ninth time overall and his eighth consecutive year. The announcement came during the annual awards ceremony hosted by the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC ...
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani look all set for a Japanese superfight next spring in Tokyo. Inoue and Nakatani defeated David Picasso and Sebastian Hernandez, respectively, in the early hours of ...
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 ...
Jesse Rodriguez could face WBC bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue before meeting pound-for-pound star Naoya, building toward ...
Naoya Inoue won Japan’s Boxer of the Year for the ninth time overall and his eighth consecutive year. The announcement came during the annual awards ceremony hosted by the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC ...