Naoya Inoue, arguably the top pound-for-pound boxer on the planet and undisputed junior featherweight champion, returns to the ring on Friday. Inoue will defend his four world championships against Ye Joon Kim in a main event from Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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,

Here's all you need to know ahead of Naoya Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight title defense against late replacement Ye Joon Kim on Friday.

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.

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).

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight against Korean challenger Ye Joon Kim Friday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The Monster” has done it again. Arguably the pound-for-pound best boxer in the sport, Naoya Inoue defended his undisputed super bantamweight

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 a

Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue said he was mentally "exhausted" after knocking out a goading Kim Ye-joon to retain his undisputed world super-bantamweight titles in Tokyo on

Japanese fighter Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) is considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world and on Friday, January 24, he will headline the first major card

Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn has accused one of boxing's biggest names of ducking a fight with one of his fighters.