2/02/2025

INOUE -SUPER BANTAM- CHAMP : BOXING WORLD HONOURS



TOKYO : Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue said he was mentally '' exhausted '' after knocking out a goading Kim Ye joon to retain the undisputed world super-bantam titles in Tokyo.

Inoue is expected to take his prodigious skills in Las Vegas for his next fight and he bid farewell to his adoring fans in the Japanese capital with another ferocious performance.

The 31-year-old '' Monster '' landed a juddering one-two combination near the end of the fourth round to knock out the South Korean, who stepped in to replace injured Australian Sam Goodman just two weeks before the fight.

The tour had already been postponed by a month from its original December 24 date when Goodman suffered a cut above his eye in training.

Inoue said the disruptions had taken a toll and described the win as '' a weight off my shoulders.'' [ AFP ]

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