One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani is ...

One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto Nakatani (31-0-0, 24 KOs) is already being billed as Japan’s “fight of the ...

Japanese champion Naoya Inoue, right, punches South Korea challenger Ye Joon Kim during the unified WBC IBF and WBO super bantamweight world title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Friday, Jan.24, 2025.

TOKYO — In his professional boxing debut, an American airman relied on a sharp jab and superior conditioning to earn a majority decision victory Tuesday in a four-round match at Korakuen Hall ...

Airman 1st Class Craig Jeudy, a communications specialist with 5th Air Force, poses with his boxing trainer, Hideaki Ohara, at Ringside Fitness Gym near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 7, 2025.

Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout. The unbeaten Inoue — nicknamed "The Monster" — knocked out overmatched South Korean ...

TOKYO — Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout. His promoter wants Americans to cherish Inoue as much as they do Shohei Ohtani.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout. His promoter wants Americans to cherish Inoue as much as they do Shohei Ohtani.