vvjl Naoya Inoue promoter wants him to get Shohei Ohtani-style love
Japan’s Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory against South Korea’s Kim Ye-joon during their world super-bantamweight title boxing bout in Tokyo on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
TOKYO— Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue is headed to the United States after another devastating knockout.
His promoter wants Americans to cherish Inoue as much as they do Shohei Ohtani.
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WASHINGTON – The United States on Friday reported a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion for the past year, widening from 2023’s level on greater spending, including for interest on the public debt.
Authorities have since last month unveiled a raft of measures to kickstart sluggish consumption and address a prolonged and debilitating debt crisis in the country’s colossal property sector.
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It was Inoue’s third successful defense of his super bantamweight titles and took his record to 29-0, with 26 KOs.
Article continues after this advertisementBob Arum, Inoue’s promoter at Top Rank, confirmed afterward that Inoue’s next fight will be in Las Vegas. His last fight outside Japan was in Vegas, when he beat Michael Dasmarinas in June 2021.
Article continues after this advertisementFans cheer as Japanese champion Naoya Inoue leave the ring after defending his unified WBC IBF and WBO super bantamweight world title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Friday, Jan.24, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
rvt slotNearly four years on and Inoue will arrive as a pound-for-pound superstar who is a four-division world champion — in light flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight and now super bantamweight.
Article continues after this advertisementWhetting the appetite, Arum evoked comparisons with Ohtani, the Japanese baseball player who is the headline act for the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Article continues after this advertisement“I observed that the great country of Japan has given Ohtani to Los Angeles,” Arum said.
“And at least for one fight, the great country of Japan will give the great Inoue to the city of Las Vegas this spring.”
Kim was only fighting Inoue as a replacement for Sam Goodman, an Australian who pulled out because of a recurrence of an eye injury that forced the postponement of the original bout with Inoue scheduled for Dec. 24.
In a bold move, Kim invited Inoue to take a shot at him early in the fourth round. Inoue responded with a devastating right hand that sent Kim to his knees. He couldn’t beat the count.
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“I feel a lot of love from everyone. I appreciate itvvjl,” Inoue said. “Overall, I think it was a good match. I didn’t have enough time to study my opponent, so I just took time to see what was coming from him.”
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