WBA/IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue is 17-0 in world title fights and only once has been pushed to the brink. WBC bantamweight world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, the four-weight kingpin whose late-career renaissance cemented his status as one of boxing’s greatest lighter weight champions, has one more shot to stun the […]
Pound for Pound stars Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire will meet again this summer in a blockbuster unification collision. The pair first met in 2019. Inoue vs. Donaire I was one of that year’s great fights. It took place in the World Boxing Super Series. Inoue took the trophy and has since remained undefeated, crushing […]
Naoya Inoue remains at number four on the WBN Pound for Pound list following yet another early night in his home country. Inoue stands behind Canelo Alvarez, heavyweight champions Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, and one in front of Errol Spence on the P4P Top 50. Inoue overwhelmed Aran Dipaen on Tuesday to score an […]
Naoya Inoue now has a firm path to the undisputed title following another brilliant stoppage after the announcement of Nonito Donaire vs. John Riel Casimero. All hail “The Monster.” Inoue did it again, knocking out IBF No. 1 contender Michael Dasmarinas in the third round with a left hook to the liver to retain his […]
WBC champion Nonito Donaire will be present in Las Vegas as rival Naoya Inoue takes on his fellow countryman in a world title defense that could precede a rematch. The pair waged war in the World Boxing Super Series final and could be ready to go again soon in a title unification. At the presser, […]
One of Mexico’s standout young talents, 2016 Olympian Lindolfo Delgado, is ready for a pair of significant firsts. Delgado will make his Las Vegas and Top Rank debuts this Saturday, June 19 against Salvador Briceno in an eight-round junior welterweight bout at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Delgado-Briceno will be among the undercard […]
The legendary Nonito Donaire opens up on ‘The Monster’ Naoya Inoue and much more as a guest star on Episode 5 of ‘Kalle’s WBSS Hangouts’, a podcast hosted by WBSS Chief Boxing Officer Kalle Sauerland. ‘The Filipino Flash’ is a four-division world champion, known for incredible one-punch power and as a terrific ambassador for the […]
The ‘Monster’ came to Las Vegas. He conquered. Naoya Inoue, the pound-for-pound talent from Japan, defended his WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine bantamweight world titles Saturday with a seventh-round knockout over Australian contender Jason “Mayhem” Moloney. Inoue (20-0, 17 KOs) improved to 15-0 in world title bouts, and at 27 years old, the three-division world champion is approaching […]
Naoya “Monster” Inoue, the Japanese three-weight world champion and pound-for-pound talent, is a day away from his Las Vegas debut. He will defend his WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine bantamweight world titles against Australia’s Jason Moloney (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET), his first bout since his 2019 Fight of the Year victory last November against Nonito Donaire. For as […]
In an exclusive World Boxing Super Series video, Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue breaks down his incredible WBSS journey which saw him winning til Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Ring belt, and unifying the IBF & WBA titles after wins over Juan Carlos Payano, Emmanuel Rodriguez & Nonito Donaire. The Quarter- and Semi-Final were over in a […]
WBO junior featherweight king Emanuel Navarrete is the world’s busiest world champion, a 25-year-old pressure fighter who is proud to represent his Mexican heritage at the sport’s highest level. From May 2019 to February 2020, when he knocked out Jeo Santisima on the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury II card, he defended his world title five times. […]
As Vasyl Lomachenko confirms his undisputed goal, WBN speculates whether Manny Pacquiao or Naoya Inoue lay in his future path. Speaking to Top Rank from quarantine, ‘Loma’ firstly discussed a match-up with Teofimo Lopez, the only other fighter holding a super-lightweight belt right now. Loma holds the other three, although the WBC Franchise situation had […]
A five-foot-five-inch, 118-pound Japanese monster is ready to take over the Las Vegas Strip. WBA/IBF bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue, the three-weight world champion climbing the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, will make his Las Vegas debut Saturday, April 25 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in a unification bout against WBO bantamweight world champion and […]
Naoya Inoue went into the World Boxing Super Series Final amidst predictions of an early knockout of Nonito Donaire due to an eye-watering track record. ‘The Monster’ had plowed his way through the eight-man tournament field in just over five minutes. Beating two world champions in the process. Juan Carlos Payano and Emmanuel Rodriguez were […]
Top Rank boss Bob Arum wasted no time in snapping up the considerable talents of World Boxing Super Series champion Naoya Inoue. In fact, the Chairman ordered the signed BEFORE Inoue engaged in a super-fight war with Nonito Donaire during ‘The Drama in Saitama’. Inoue traded blow-for-blow with multi-weight legend Donaire for the duration, eventually […]
Newly-crowned unified bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue has seemingly joined the ongoing debate about the state of the current world titles in boxing. After duking it out with an amazing warrior in Nonito Donaire on Thursday, Inoue took the Ali Trophy via unanimous decision. In the aftermath, Inoue was offered the WBA strap Donaire previously held, […]
World Boxing News provides a live scorecard for the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight Final between champions Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire. View the MOBILE SCORECARD HERE. PREVIEW ARTICLES Naoya Inoue, Nonito Donaire make weight ahead of WBSS Final Posted on 6th November 2019 by RINGSIDE Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire both made weight ahead of tomorrow’s WBSS […]
Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire both made weight ahead of tomorrow’s WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It’s the Japanese ‘Monster’ and the ‘Filipino Flash’ questing for the Greatest Prize in Boxing, the next man to enter the exclusive club of Ali Trophy winners. Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 […]
‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) were both in confident moods at Monday’s medical check in Tokyo ahead of Thursday’s WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The final is guaranteed to produce plenty of fireworks as both stars are […]
Legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) is poised to tame Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) on November 7 in the WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bantamweight finalists are both fearsome knockout artists who can stop their opponents, but Inoue’s total […]
Pound for pound star Naoya Inoue has revealed his admiration for Nonito Donaire as the pair head into a massive collision for the Ali Trophy on November 7. Japan’s ‘Monster’ (18-0, 16 KOs) breaks down the WBSS Bantamweight final against legendary Filipino-American ‘Filipino Flash’ (40-5, 26 KOs) at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. […]
Multi-weight boxing legend Nonito Donaire is pushing harder in camp, knowing a massive challenge awaits him in the form of Naoya Inoue this November. ‘The Filipino Flash’ faces Inoue in the final of the World Boxing Super Series in a bid to become the number one in the division and claim the coveted Muhammad Ali […]
Pound for pound star Naoya Inoue says he wanted to fight Nonito Donaire all along when the Word Boxing Super Series began last year. From the beginning, Inoue had strong feelings about a potential meeting with Donaire in the WBSS showcase finale. With the coveted Ali Trophy at state, Inoue is ready to add a […]
Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) met on Monday in Tokyo ahead of their showdown for the 118lb Ali Trophy at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on November 7. “It is going to be amazing to see the Ali Trophy be […]
Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) clash for the 118lb Ali Trophy at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on November 7. Comosa AG, the organiser of the World Boxing Super Series, is delighted to travel to Japan for the bantamweight final. […]
Kalle Sauerland has asked whether Naoya Inoue could land the World Boxing Super Series crown in under ten minutes. Inoue took out Manny Rodriguez in the second round to add to his first round demolition in the quarter-finals. “What a night of boxing it was,” said Sauerland of the breathtaking doubleheader at The SSE Hydro […]
Three-weight World Champion, Naoya Inoue, is ready to compete for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the bantamweight edition.
There’s a monster looming on the horizon as the recently confirmed World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament leans towards the halfway completion mark.
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WBO super-flyweight champion Naoya Inoue proved what all the fuss is about with a brutal stoppage win over Antonio Nieves in Carson.