Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani meet Saturday at Tokyo Dome in a fight both champions actively pursued, no posturing required.

TOKYO — Billed as “The Day,” May 2 is turning out to be the biggest-ever occasion for Japanese boxing. It’s when Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs), the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, fights ...

YOKOHAMA--They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion ...

The biggest fight in Japanese boxing history arrives Saturday in Tokyo, where two unbeaten champions collide for control of a ...

Naoya Inoue became a world champion in his fourth weight class Tuesday night when he stopped Stephen Fulton in the eighth ...

The Ring Magazine documented Japanese boxing across nine decades, from Yoshio Shirai's 1952 title to Naoya Inoue's modern dominance.

Shingo Inoue, father of Naoya Inoue, believes his son should retire at the top of the world of boxing.

In recent years, some have believed that Junto Nakatani could be the man to dethrone undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue. On Saturday, Inoue turned away Nakatani' ...

In a display of boxing brilliance, Naoya “The Monster” Inoue successfully defended his undisputed super bantamweight championship status with a lopsided unanimous decision victory over a determined ...

TOKYO (AP) — Naoya Inoue defended his undisputed super-bantamweight crown against Junto Nakatani by unanimous decision on Saturday in one of the biggest bouts in Japanese history. Two judges scored ...

Foster (24-3, 12 KOs), who was last seen outclassing Stephen Fulton in December, has dropped just one of those defeats across ...

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Manny Pacquiao bout happened probably five years too late. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven’t fought. Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are ready to square off now in ...