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SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

Naoya Inoue (right) and Junto Nakatani fight during their super bantamweight title bout at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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May 3, 2026
Naoya Inoue breathes sigh of relief after outlasting Junto Nakatani in superfight
The bout had been billed as one of the biggest in Japanese boxing history, bringing together two unbeaten fighters with identical 32-0 records at Tokyo Dome.
Naoya Inoue (left) fights Junto Nakatani during their super bantamweight title fight at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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May 3, 2026
Naoya ¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue gets past Junto Nakatani in Tokyo Dome superfight
Inoue retained his undisputed super bantamweight titles and handed Nakatani the first loss of his career.
Naoya Inoue (left) and Junto Nakatani pose for photos following the weigh-in ahead of their super bantamweight title fight on Friday.
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May 1, 2026
Junto Nakatani shows no fear of Naoya ¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue ahead of title clash
Both fighters made weight for the fight during an event in front of over 1,000 fans.
Junto Nakatani works out during an open training session in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 23.
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Apr 30, 2026
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani primed for titanic super bantamweight title clash
Inoue and Nakatani coming into the fight boast identical 32-0 records.
Naoya Inoue (left) and Junto Nakatani during a photo session at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
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Mar 6, 2026
Inoue primed for ¡®historic¡¯ Nakatani clash in Tokyo
Both fighters are unbeaten and the long-anticipated bout is expected to create huge interest in Japan and beyond.
Naoya Inoue (left) battles David Picasso during their super bantamweight title bout on Saturday in Riyadh.
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Dec 28, 2025
¡®Tired¡¯ Inoue beats Picasso by unanimous decision to end grueling year
The ¡°Monster¡± successfully defended his undisputed world super bantamweight titles for the sixth time, but admitted that his performance was not up to his standards.
Naoya Inoue (left) battles Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya on Sunday.
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Sep 14, 2025
¡®Smart¡¯ Inoue beats Akhmadaliev by unanimous decision
The unbeaten Inoue gradually picked off a fighter who had been described as the most dangerous opponent of his career to finish the final round in Nagoya in complete control.
Naoya Inoue takes part in a training session ahead of his bout with Murodjon Akhmadaliev, in Yokohama on Tuesday.
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Sep 3, 2025
Inoue says taunts ¡®missed the target¡¯ ahead of world title clash
The undefeated Inoue is facing one of the most dangerous opponents of his career when he takes on Akhmadaliev on Sept. 14 with all four belts on the line.
Naoya Inoue following a news conference in Tokyo. Inoue will face Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya in September.
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Jul 10, 2025
¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue to face Akhmadaliev in Nagoya
After a bout in Vegas, the 32-year-old returns to his home country to take on Murodjon Akhmadaliev, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
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Jun 9, 2025
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Nakatani will have to move to a higher weight class to challenge Inoue.
Naoya Inoue (right) throws a punch during his bout with Ramon Cardenas on Sunday in Las Vegas. "The Monster" marked his return to the U.S. with a win despite being knocked down for just the second time in his career.
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May 5, 2025
¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue survives rare knockdown to stop Cardenas in eighth
Inoue recovered from second-round trouble to improve to 30-0 as he took part in his first fight abroad since 2021.
Naoya Inoue works out in Los Angeles in April. Inoue will put his undisputed super bantamweight crown on the line against Ramon Cardenas in Las Vegas on May 4.
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May 2, 2025
¡®The Monster¡¯ Naoya Inoue returns to U.S. to defend undisputed title
The pound-for-pound superstar remains undefeated with 29 wins ¡ª a staggering 26 coming by way of knockout.
Naoya Inoue throws a punch against Kim Ye-joon during their world super bantamweight title bout in Tokyo on Friday.
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Jan 25, 2025
After racking up another KO, ¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue set for bright lights of Las Vegas
There may also be a big payday in Saudi Arabia on the horizon as Inoue takes his thrilling style overseas after a long run of bouts on home soil.
Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue celebrates after defeating Kim Ye-joon in their title fight at Ariake Arena on Friday.
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Jan 24, 2025
Naoya ¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue retains undisputed title with 4th-round knockout
Promoter Bob Arum announced after the fight that Inoue will fight in Las Vegas this spring.
Naoya Inoue at a news conference in Yokohama on Wednesday ahead of his world super bantamweight title bout against Kim Ye-joon, scheduled for Friday in Tokyo.
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Jan 22, 2025
Inoue believes unusual leadup to Kim fight could be ¡®big plus¡¯
Inoue was supposed to face Sam Goodman last month. Instead, he will defend his belts on Friday against Kim Ye-joon, who stepped in after Goodman was injured in training.
Naoya Inoue will fight Kim Ye-joon on Jan. 24 after his original opponent, Sam Goodman, withdrew from the bout due to injury.
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Jan 11, 2025
Inoue to fight Kim after Goodman pulls out with injury
The 32-year-old Kim, ranked No. 11 by the WBO, has 21 wins and two defeats with 13 knockouts and two draws.
Naoya Inoue practices at the Ohashi Gym in Yokohama on Dec. 4
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Dec 14, 2024
Inoue world title fight off after Goodman suffers cut in training
Sam Goodman, the mandatory challenger for Inoue¡¯s WBO and IBF titles, needed four stitches and was told he could not fight for four weeks.
Japan's Naoya Inoue (left) and Ireland's TJ Doheny fight during their super bantamweight title match at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Sep 3, 2024
¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue eyeing Vegas bout after stopping injured Doheny
The unbeaten Inoue was declared the winner when Doheny was left hobbling and unable to continue following a barrage to the body.
Naoya Inoue (left) and TJ Doheny pose after the official weigh-in ahead of their boxing super-bantamweight title fight in Yokohama, on Monday.
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Sep 2, 2024
Unbeaten ¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue still feels pressure ahead of Doheny clash
Inoue is stepping into the ring for the first time since he stopped Mexico¡¯s Luis Nery in front of 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in May.
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
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May 7, 2024
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ¡®Monster¡¯ Inoue?
Some want the boxer to take on more fights outside of Japan.
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
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