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Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed super-bantamweight crown as Ireland’s TJ Doheny retires with injury

Posted: September 4, 2024 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Naoya Inoue successfully defended his undisputed super-bantamweight crown on Tuesday after TJ Doheny retired from their fight with an injury. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Fight Week: Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery, Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos Jr. on tap

Posted: May 5, 2024 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Fight Week: Naoya Inoue will take on Luis Nery in the early morning hours Monday. Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos Jr. is Saturday. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Inoue makes history with stoppage win over Tapales in 10th

Posted: December 26, 2023 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Naoya Inoue unified his WBC and WBO super-bantamweight belts with Marlon Tapales’s WBA and IBF titles, making Inoue just the second man ever to become undisputed in two divisions. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: At least until Saturday’s superfight, Naoya Inoue is No. 1

Posted: September 19, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

After Naoya Inoue destroyed Stephen Fulton early Tuesday, it just seemed that Inoue had eked past Terence Crawford. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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The title fight no one seems to be talking about: Inoue vs. Fulton

Posted: July 23, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

In Tokyo, before a crowd of more than 60,000, Stephen Fulton will defend his title against hometown hero and former undisputed bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Inoue aims to follow in older brother’s footsteps as undisputed champion

Posted: April 13, 2023 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Japan's Takuma Inoue set his sights on matching older brother Naoya in becoming the undisputed bantamweight world champion, after beating Venezuela's Liborio Solis on Saturday to partially reclaim the family silver.Naoya Inoue is set to contend for two super-bantamweight world titles when he makes his debut in the division against WBC and WBO champion Stephen […]

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‘Monster’ Inoue to fight unbeaten American for world titles

Posted: March 6, 2023 at 9:21 am   /   Sports

Japan's Naoya Inoue will fight for two world titles in his super-bantamweight debut when he takes on American Stephen Fulton in Yokohama in May, the boxer nicknamed "Monster" said Monday.The 28-year-old Fulton is one of two world champions in the super-bantamweight division — Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev holds the WBA and IBF belts. Boxing on Yahoo! […]

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Japan’s ‘Monster’ Inoue ready to rampage through super-bantamweight division

Posted: January 27, 2023 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Japan's Naoya Inoue announced his move up to boxing's super-bantamweight division Friday and set his sights on becoming undisputed world champion again, just one month after claiming all the bantamweight belts.He also became only the ninth undisputed world champion since the four-belt era began in 2004, and the first in the bantamweight division. Boxing on […]

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Japan’s ‘Monster’ Inoue defends titles against Dipaen

Posted: January 5, 2022 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Japan's unbeaten "Monster" Naoya Inoue defended his WBA and IBF bantamweight titles on Tuesday with an eighth-round technical knockout win over unheralded Thai challenger Aran Dipaen in Tokyo. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Japan’s Inoue dominates Dasmarinas to retain titles

Posted: June 25, 2021 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Japan's Naoya Inoue knocked Michael Dasmarinas down three times in three rounds to easily retain his WBA and IBF belts in a bantamweight world title bout on Saturday night. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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