Naoya Inoue also known as ‘The Monster’ showed why that nickname is apt today once more.
A vicious four-round-demolition job of his South Korean last minute opponent change Ye Joon Kim proved it once again tonight here in Japan.
The Japanese Bruce Lee and hero of Japan, Inoue, won deserved plaudits from the boxing world here on X per Boxing Kingdom — many calling for an all-Japanese clash with world champion from Japan — Junto Nakatani:
Inoue has spoken at fighting once in the US and once in the Middle East this year but all things are possible in terms of where a fight with Nakatani may take place.
Naoya Inoue known as 'The Monster' returns to action tomorrow in world title boxing and is getting bigger all the time. Now a worldwide fight star, Inoue is looking to box three times this year. Once in Japan, then in the US and Saudi Arabia, if he were to win…
Naoya Inoue known as 'The Monster' in Japan is getting bigger in Japan and in the West all the time. Rightly so too, he is without doubt one of the best boxers pound for pound in the world today. He has one win under his belt so far in 2025…
Naoya Inoue is a quiet, introverted man but a violent assassin, hitman and killer at his core when all is said and done. That's who he really is on the inside. That's 'The Monster'. Alas, he returns to world title action tomorrow in big time boxing in Japan in a…
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