“The Monster” drew a sizable audience to ESPN on Saturday night. According to statistics Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday, Naoya Inoue’s brief fight on ESPN drew an average audience of 818,000. The Japanese star knocked down Michael Dasmarinas...
"The Monster" Naoya Inoue did it again, knocking out IBF mandatory challenger Michael Dasmarinas in the third round with a left hook to the liver to retain his WBA and IBF bantamweight world titles at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
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Naoya Inoue made up for a late start to his fight by providing a quick ending and an exciting finish. The three-division and reigning WBA/IBF bantamweight titlist offered the latest example of why many hail him as among the very best fighters in the...
By Jake Donovan - It takes a lot for the humble yet confident Naoya Inoue to break character. The level of trash talk that has come from fellow three-division and reigning bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero has yet to do the trick. Instead, Inou...
Naoya Inoue’s return to Las Vegas will feature two of the three judges who worked his previous fight. Tim Cheatham (Nevada) and Patricia Morse Jarman (Nevada) are once again assigned to a bantamweight title fight featuring Yokohama, Japan’s Inoue (20...
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Naoya Inoue, Michael Dasmarinas Weights Photos Gallery - Naoya "Monster" Inoue is a man of few words, but his devastating knockouts, climb up the pound-for-pound rankings and cult hero status among combat sports fans have elevated the Japanese prodig...
The stateside tour continues for one of the sport’s very best. Japan’s Naoya Inoue is set to make his third defense of at least one bantamweight title as the pound-for-pound entrant faces Philippines’ Michael Dasmarinas. Both boxers made weight for t...
Inoue, Dasmarinas Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Naoya "Monster" Inoue is a man of few words, but his devastating knockouts, climb up the pound-for-pound rankings and cult hero status among combat sports fans have elevated the Japanese prodi...
By Cliff Rold - Even with a COVID postponement of the lightweight title clash between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos, June 19, 2021 is as high volume a day as boxing has had in recent memory. ESPN, DAZN, and Showtime all have cards along with Fite...
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Naoya Inoue always sensed he was in the presence of greatness heading into his fight with Nonito Donaire. What wasn’t realized at the time was the thought of Donaire once again landing in his sights as part of a quest to become undisputed bantamweigh...
Top Rank has found a new home for its fights in Las Vegas, at least temporarily. krikya360.com has confirmed that Bob Arum’s company will promote cards at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on three straight Saturday nights in June. As previously reported, To...
Naoya Inoue and his handlers know who he will fight next. Determining when and where Inoue will return to the ring is much more complicated. Representatives for Inoue and Michael Dasmarinas, the mandatory challenger for his IBF bantamweight title, re...
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Naoya Inoue's continued quest for bantamweight supremacy will now include a Hot and Spicy mandatory title defense. The undefeated three-division and reigning unified 118-pound titlist will next face Philippines’ Michael ‘Hot and Spicy’ Dasmarinas, th...
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