When British champion Paul Butler stepped into the ring in late 2022, he believed he could outsmart the undefeated “Monster” ...

SAITAMA--Naoya Inoue stopped Nonito Donaire midway through the second round Tuesday night, emphatically winning their rematch ...

In a turning point for Japanese boxing, Naoya “Monster” Inoue stunned the world by demolishing his opponent with a brutal ...

Jesse Rodriguez is in hot pursuit of a clash with Naoya Inoue, and four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr has shared his ...

Naoya Inoue dropped and stopped Marlon Tapales on Tuesday, becoming a two-weight undisputed champion in the process. With his 10th-round victory in Tokyo, the Japanese unified his WBC and WBO ...

SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa Prefecture--One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya ...

Following his victory as Japan's Boxer of the Year at the annual Japanese Boxing Commission and Sportswriters Club celebration in Tokyo, Naoya Inoue has once again been recognized with honors.

Boxers strive to become champions, but only few become undisputed. What does it mean to be the undisputed champion in boxing? As of 2007, boxing has four major sanctioning bodies: ︎ World Boxing ...

Few fights fit the distinction of a super fight, but a potential bout between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani more than fits the bill. That's why when the two Japanese stars crossed paths at the ...

One of boxing's pound-for-pound most entertaining fighters returns to the ring on Saturday night when WBA and IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue defends his belts against Michael Dasmarinas (10 p.m ...

Scott Christ is the managing editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2006. Naoya Inoue’s fight with Murodjon Akhmadaliev finally has a streaming home for viewers in ...