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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Eddie Hearn, promoter of Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez, believes that if his fighter wants to take on Naoya Inoue in a pound-for-pound showdown, then he needs to do it sooner rather than later in Japan - as ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...