Japan’s Naoya Inoue (proper) knocks out Mexico’s Luis Nery (middle) to win their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super-bantamweight title boxing match on the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Might 6, 2024. |AFP
Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue mentioned an early scare received him “fired up” after he stopped Mexico’s Luis Nery within the sixth spherical to defend his titles on the Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Round 43,000 followers packed into the well-known venue for the primary boxing match there since 42-1 underdog James “Buster” Douglas knocked out unbeaten heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in February 1990 in one of many sport’s largest upsets.
One other seismic shock appeared prefer it could possibly be on the playing cards when Nery floored the unbeaten “Monster” Inoue within the first spherical with an enormous left hand, with all 4 championship belts up for grabs.
However Inoue received up and knocked his opponent down within the following spherical, earlier than sending him to the canvas once more within the fifth and ending him off with a proper hook within the sixth.
“It was an awesome feeling to knock him down however how about that shock within the first spherical?” mentioned the 31-year-old Inoue.
“As a boxer, when that occurs to you it fires you up. It gave me numerous power.”
Japan’s Naoya Inoue (left) is knocked down by Mexico’s Luis Nery within the first spherical throughout their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super-bantamweight title boxing match on the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Might 6, 2024. | AFP
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Inoue chuckled incredulously to himself as he sat down on the finish of a shocking first spherical.
However the Japanese fighter gave a yell as he left his stool for the beginning of the second and was quickly on degree phrases after dropping Nery with a well-timed left.
“From the second I went down, I used to be capable of get better calmly,” mentioned Inoue.
“I believe it was exactly as a result of I went down that I used to be capable of battle the best way I did.”
Inoue gave one more demonstration of his ferocious punching energy as he picked Nery aside within the following rounds.
He downed his opponent with a juddering left hook within the fifth, then landed the ending blow within the sixth to win by technical knock-out.
Japan’s Naoya Inoue (middle) celebrates his victory over Mexico’s Luis Nery of their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super-bantamweight title boxing match on the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Might 6, 2024. | AFP
Residence strain
Inoue took his file to 27-0 with 24 wins by KO, and mentioned that his group would enter negotiations to battle Australian Sam Goodman in his subsequent title defence, prone to be in September.
Inoue mentioned the battle had been “an awesome expertise”.
“Combating at Tokyo Dome gave me numerous energy, however there was additionally strain,” he mentioned.
It was Inoue’s first title defence since changing into the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion in December.
He’s simply the second man to develop into undisputed world champion at two totally different weights for the reason that four-belt period started in 2004. American Terence Crawford was the primary.
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Nery, a former two-division world champion, was combating in Japan for the primary time since he was stripped of his bantamweight world title in 2018 after failing to make weight for a bout there.
He was subsequently banned from combating in Japan however the nation’s boxing fee gave him the inexperienced mild to compete in opposition to Inoue.
Nery was booed when he was launched to the Tokyo Dome crowd.
The 29-year-old’s file fell to 35-2, with 27 KOs.
Japan’s Naoya Inoue (centre, left) holds his championship belts as he celebrates his victory after beating Mexico’s Luis Nery of their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super-bantamweight title boxing match on the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Might 6, 2024. | AFP
‘An actual wrestle’
Japan’s Yoshiki Takei beat Australian defending champion Jason Moloney by unanimous resolution to win the WBO bantamweight world title on the undercard.
Takei, a former kickboxer who had received all eight of his earlier boxing matches by knockout, began strongly earlier than Moloney got here again into the bout in his second title defence.
The 27-year-old Takei mentioned the ultimate spherical was “an actual wrestle”.
“I needed to win by knock-out however Moloney was actually powerful,” he mentioned.
Inoue’s youthful brother Takuma defended his WBA bantamweight title with a unanimous resolution win over fellow Japanese Sho Ishida.
Ishida floored Takuma Inoue within the first spherical with a left jab however the champion recovered to dominate the battle.
Japan’s Seigo Yuri Akui defended his WBA flyweight title with a unanimous resolution win over countryman Taku Kuwahara.
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