Needless to say, NAoya Inoue (27-0-0, 24 KOs) is the complete opposite Ryan Garcia And maybe that’s why it doesn’t seem to have much interest in the US market, though Such is his popularity in Japan that he fought in the iconic Tokyo Dome in front of a crowd of 55,000 in his previous fight.. Many will ask the ‘monster’ to return to America and parade the Japanese flag through this grand display as he did. Los Angeles Dodgers hitter and pitcher Shohei OhtaniBut the boxer has his conditions.
Because of him Less media exposure in the WestInoue, perhaps the most spectacular boxer of the moment (No. 2 pound for pound for The Ring), continues to escape the mainstream public’s attention. This Tuesday he will fight for the second time this year and Will face Irishman TJ Doheny. The 37-year-old veteran has never been knocked out and was crowned IBF Super Bantamweight World Champion in a 2018 fight against Ryosuke Iwasa in Japan. On this occasion The four crowns held by an absolute king are at stake This category. Inoue, Terence Crawfor and Oleksandr Usyk boast the only fighters who have contested at two different weights.
Away from the show and accustomed to more formal sporting environments, Naoya has not ruled out a return to the United States, where he has fought three times (two during the pandemic) and Top Rank is responsible for promoting him. Bob Arum did not stop praising him and assured that “he is the best man I have ever seen”.. A champion of the language of Shakespeare, a true star in his country, warned: “It depends on what the conditions are. Right now, for the light weight classes, Japan is a great platform for us. If conditions arise that allow me to improve in the United States, I will consider it.”
However, Naoya is aware of the boost to her popularity that success on the big stages of Las Vegas or New York means: “However, if I fight in the United States, I will gain more recognition and become one of the faces of boxing.”. At 31 years old, ‘The Monsters’ already has 22 world title fights (The record is Julio Cesar Chavez’s 37) and there is still time to make the Americas.
