When Naoya Inoue delivered a brutal knockout on American soil, the boxing world watched in shock as a new force emerged. That ...

His third professional match. His opponent was the #1 ranked Japanese light flyweight. Moreover, it was a nationally ...

October 2, 2012, Korakuen Hall.It was the night 19-year-old Naoya Inoue stood in the ring as a professional for the first ...

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Japanese champion Naoya Inoue, left, and South Korea challenger Ye Joon Kim compete for the unified WBC IBF and WBO super bantamweight world title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. ...

Naoya Inoue dug deep last month. He got up off canvas after getting knocked down by Ramon Cardenas and came back to stop his opponent in a fight many consider a fight of the year contender. In doing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. South Korea's Kim Ye-joon (R) and Japan's Naoya Inoue (L) pose ...

Kids are often told there's no such thing as monsters, but Luis Nery knows different after succumbing to a brutal sixth-round TKO at the hands of Naoya "The Monster" Inoue at the Tokyo Dome on Monday.

Pound-for-pound superstar Naoya Inoue puts his undisputed super bantamweight title on the line against Murodjon Akhmadaliev on September 14. The fight takes place at the IG Arena in Nagoya, Japan.

Undisputed world junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue stormed to a predictable fourth-round knockout win over late replacement opponent Ye-Joon Kim on Friday, to set up a fight in the United ...

Pound-for-pound superstar Naoya Inoue added another showreel knockout to his collection as he demolished Ye Joon Kim in Tokyo to retain his undisputed super bantamweight title. Kim (21-3-2, 13 KOs) ...