Tokyo Dome hosts biggest fight in Japanese historyNaoya Inoue is the greatest show in sports todayInoue and Nakatani slated for 1pm BST/8am EDTReach out to Bryan on Bluesky or by emailTakuma Inoue, Naoya’s younger bro...
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Inoue and Nakatani slated for 1pm BST/8am EDT
Takuma Inoue, Naoya’s younger brother, has just defended his WBC bantamweight title with a 12-round unanimous-decision win over Kazuto Ioka on the undercard. Ioka recovered nicely from a pair of early knockdowns in the second and third rounds, but the outcome was never in doubt – particularly with the open scoring in use. The official scores were 118-108, 119-107 and 120-106.
The 37-year-old Ioka fell short in his bid to win a world title in a fifth different weight class, joining Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford, the recently retired American star who is taking in tonight’s fights from ringside.
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Tokyo Dome hosts biggest fight in Japanese historyNaoya Inoue is the greatest show in sports todayInoue and Nakatani slated for 1pm BST/8am EDTReach out to Bryan on Bluesky or by emailTakuma Inoue, Naoya’s younger bro...
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