Browsing Tag Naoya Inoue

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    2018: The Nominations

    In many ways, 2018 picked up where 2017 left off with its share of excellent match-ups, unification fights, and a heaping helping of action-packed, crowd-pleasing battles. But perhaps ...

    On January 4, 2019 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    It was a pretty wild couple of days for combat sports fans, both with boxing and with the huge Khabib vs Conor UFC showdown. So let’s get to ...

    On October 7, 2018 / By
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    Fight Report: Inoue vs McDonnell

    The Event It was always going to be a tall order for Britain’s Jamie McDonnell. Defending away from home and competing against one of the world’s best boxers, ...

    On May 25, 2018 / By
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    Shiro vs Lopez: Rematch In Tokyo

    Inside the gym his father owns in Kyoto, Japan, Ken Shiro prepares for his upcoming defense of his WBC light flyweight championship, a rematch against Ganigan Lopez. It ...

    On May 23, 2018 / By
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    Manny’s Thoughts! No. 147

    Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: A lot of congratulations to pass around! Concerns about Golden Garcia! Keep an eye on Mohamed Soumaoro! Superfly ...

    On September 12, 2017 / By
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    The Trials Of Chocolatito

    Last March the boxing world was in collective shock when the mighty Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, boxing’s consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter, was left bloodied and narrowly defeated at the ...

    On September 8, 2017 / By
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    Antonio Nieves Will Let You Worry About “The Monster”

    It’s almost shocking to hear super flyweight contender Antonio Nieves (17-1-2) admit that he’d never heard of Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue (13-0) prior to signing on to challenge the ...

    On September 7, 2017 / By
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    Getting Set For SUPERFLY

    In a truly excellent year for boxing, this weekend’s SUPERFLY card is in a class of its own. The world’s top five super flyweights will be in action, ...

    On September 7, 2017 / By
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    Naoya Inoue: The Monster Invades America

    The light shines an iridescent blue inside the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Dressed in blood red trunks and black gloves, a youthful looking challenger enters the ring. ...

    On August 13, 2017 / By
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    Boxing Gods, We Want Some More!

    As diehard fight fans, every so often we take a long and thoughtful look at the assemblage of talent in the boxing world, all the top contenders and ...

    On July 13, 2017 / By
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    The Weekend That Was

    2016 ended with a busy weekend in major fistic action, especially on the other side of the globe. Let’s get to it. First up though, on Thursday night ...

    On January 2, 2017 / By
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    Question And Answer With Lee Wylie (No. 4)

    Suffering from uncertainty about your lead shoulder feint? Having trouble with your distance management or footwork? Are tactical concerns regarding your favorite fighter keeping you up at night? ...

    On April 20, 2016 / By
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    Fireworks in Japan

    Ohashi Promotions put on a spectacular boxing card in Tokyo last night. The eight fight show was headlined by two world title fights, the first featuring ex-minimum weight ...

    On December 30, 2015 / By
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    The Magnificent Seven

    The boxing world has a bad case of  ‘Chocolatito Fever’ these days. The diminutive flyweight champion displayed spectacular form in dismantling an experienced and tough Brian Viloria on last ...

    On October 24, 2015 / By
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    Japanese Boxing: From Harada to Inoue

    On May 31st, 1966 two of boxing’s great little men clashed for a second time, seeking to conclude their rivalry with a definitive winner. Their prior affair was ...

    On June 3, 2015 / By
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    2014 Fighter of the Year

    After a year largely devoid of compelling, high profile match-ups and public anticipation, it shouldn’t come as a great surprise to realize few boxers really made a huge ...

    On January 6, 2015 / By
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    Naoya Inoue Scores ‘Monster’ Win

    Unbeaten sensation Naoya “Monster” Inoue of Japan, in only his eighth professional fight, last night scored a stunning knockout win over experienced two-division titlist Omar Narvaez. The Argentinian ...

    On December 30, 2014 / By
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