(CNN) — 55,000 fans fall into stunned silence. Naoya Inoue tumbles to the canvas for the first time in his 12-year professional career. The usually unflappable Japanese boxer looks to have been ...

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani look all set for a Japanese superfight next spring after big wins Saturday in Riyadh.

Another year is in the books, and 2025 delivered many exciting moments in the sport of boxing. Speaking of exciting, reigning undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) was one ...

It is possible that Naoya Inoue is the very best boxer in the world right now. He is certainly the best boxer you have never heard of or seen fight. He won his first world title 10 years ago, has ...

TOKYO – Ahead of what has been called the biggest event in the history of Japanese boxing, International Boxing Hall of Fame historian Joe Koizumi has rated Naoya Inoue as Japan’s greatest boxer.

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in what would be the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. No posturing, just two top pound-for-pound boxers in their prime seemingly ...