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Japan: Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim
TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan.
Famous promoter Eddie Hearn believes that unified world champion Naoya Inoue should be stripped of the WBA title for refusing to defend against Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
JAPAN has always been a proud fighting nation but now the country is truly flourishing in the boxing universe and beginning to dominate, boasting a phenomenal
Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing. Unified super-bantamweight champion Ellie Scotney has called for a fight with another world champion following her win in Nottingham at the weekend. Scotney, 10-0, defended her IBF and WBO super-bantamweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over Mea Motu on Saturday at the Nottingham Arena.
Like the Dodgers’ star, the undisputed super bantamweight champ plans on coming to America in pursuit of greatness after stopping Ye Joon Kim in the 4th round
In Tokyo, Japan, Naoya Inoue, the undisputed super bantamweight champion successfully retained his titles on Friday morning with a fourth-round KO win over Ye Joon Kim.
Follow along for round-by-round updates as Naoya Inoue puts his undisputed crown on the line against Ye Joon Kim.
The Japanese star kept hold of his super-bantamweight belts with a fourth-round stoppage of Kim, who stepped in for the injured Sam Goodman
Naoya Inoue made quick work of late-replacement Ye Joon Kim, stopping him in the fourth round to remain the undisputed junior featherweight champion on Friday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Kim gave a spirited effort,
Naoya Inoue, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, will help usher in the 2025 title fight slate with his third defense of the undisputed 122-pound championship early Friday in Tokyo (ESPN+, 4:15 a.m. ET).
Kim, a 32-year-old native of South Korea, filled in on late notice to replace Australia's Sam Goodman, a mandatory challenger who twice pulled out of scheduled bouts against Inoue over the past two months due to a cut suffered in sparring.