Undefeated, top-ten pound for pound ranked fighter, Naoya Inoue will soon be moving up to bantamweight. I reported last month that a domestic affair with WBA “regular” champion Jamie McDonnell of ...

Takeshi Inoue may be focused on his fight with Tim Tszyu on Wednesday but he’s already emphatically shut the book on one Aussie star. The pair have been trading verbal barbs in the lead up to Inoue’s ...

Naoya Inoue has overtaken Oleksandr Usyk to claim the No. 1 spot in ESPN’s men’s pound-for-pound boxing rankings after a decisive win over Junto Nakatani in Tokyo. His rise comes as David Benavidez ...

Sam Goodman's title fight against Naoya Inoue has been postponed, after the Australian picked up a heartbreaking injury while sparring. Set to contend for the title of undisputed super bantamweight ...

Naoya Inoue's fight with Sam Goodman has now been delayed until 2025. The Japanese pound-for-pound star was set to face IBF mandatory challenger Goodman on December 24 at the Ariaka Arena in Koto Ku ...

For the second time in 30 days, Australia's Sam Goodman has withdrawn from a fight against undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue. According to his promoter, No Limit, Goodman had a ...

Naoya Inoue's latest defence of his world super-bantamweight titles has been postponed from its initial Christmas Eve date after challenger Sam Goodman suffered a cut in sparring. Japanese star Inoue, ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger For the second time in ...