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

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani meet Saturday at Tokyo Dome in a fight that represents everything right about boxing — from their amateur roots to their refusal to chase U.S. dollars.

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

Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani's Tokyo Dome showdown Saturday reflects the tradition, ambition and honor that define Japanese boxing from amateur ranks to world titles.

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

Billed as “The Day,” May 2 is turning out to be the biggest-ever occasion for Japanese boxing. It’s when undisputed ...

Shingo Inoue told Yahoo! Japan News his son should retire as an undefeated legend, though Naoya is in preliminary talks to face Jesse Rodriguez in January.

Naoya Inoue is tired. He made that clear in his post-fight interviews after defeating David Picasso at Riyadh Season’s The Ring V: Night of the Samurai, a major boxing event held on December 27, 2025.

With the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford dominating headlines as fight night approaches, another high-profile boxing match over the weekend will take place in Japan. Naoya Inoue’s ...

It was as if Sunday night’s undisputed super bantamweight title fight reset boxing’s dial. Thanks to an eighth-round TKO, Inoue has now stopped his last 11 opponents — all in world championship ...

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 ...

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