Naoya Inoue did not plan on having a fight in January, and he did not plan on it being against an opponent that was determined just two weeks before the bout.
Everything else about ¡°Monster¡± Inoue¡¯s defense of his undisputed super bantamweight title, though, went exactly as expected.
Inoue (29-0) flattened South Korean challenger Kim Ye-joon 2:25 seconds into the fourth round to retain his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO belts at Ariake Arena on Friday night.
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