Japan’s Naoya Inoue, left, fights towards Korea’s Kim Ye-joon throughout their world super-bantamweight title boxing bout in Tokyo, Friday. AFP-Yonhap
Japan’s unbeaten Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed world super-bantamweight titles on Friday in type by knocking out Korean rank outsider Kim Ye-joon within the fourth spherical in Tokyo.
Inoue is predicted to take his prodigious expertise to Las Vegas for his subsequent struggle and he bid farewell to his adoring followers within the Japanese capital with one other ferocious efficiency.
The 31-year-old took his file to 29-0 with 26 knockouts after making quick work of Kim, who stepped in to interchange injured Australian Sam Goodman simply two weeks earlier than the struggle.
Inoue shocked Kim with a left hand close to the tip of the fourth spherical, then despatched him to the canvas with a juddering proper that satisfied the Korean fighter’s nook to throw within the towel.
„I do not understand how full I’m as a boxer. I need to maintain coaching in order that I can maintain bettering till the tip of my profession,“ Inoue mentioned.
„I am aiming to struggle abroad this yr, and I need to struggle in Las Vegas in spring.“
Japan’s Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory towards Korea’s Kim Ye-joon throughout their world super-bantamweight title boxing bout in Tokyo, Friday. AFP-Yonhap
Inoue signed a sponsorship take care of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season final yr and he has additionally been tipped to struggle in Saudi Arabia later this yr.
He has not fought exterior Japan since he beat Michael Dasmarinas in Las Vegas in June 2021.
The 32-year-old Kim, who grew up in an orphanage and didn’t take up boxing till the was 20, is ranked No. 11 by the WBO within the super-bantamweight division.
It was Inoue’s third title defence since changing into undisputed super-bantamweight world champion in December 2023.
„My opponent modified on the final minute and I did not have a lot time to arrange for him, so I believed I’d take time to see the way it went within the ring,“ Inoue mentioned.
„General, I feel it was a superb efficiency.“
Inoue made a powerful begin towards Kim, who had crushed all seven Japanese fighters he had beforehand confronted.
Inoue saved Kim pinned within the nook for a lot of the early rounds, though the Korean fighter managed to attach with some mixtures.
Inoue all of the sudden upped the tempo within the fourth spherical, ending his opponent with an unanswered flurry of punches.
The final of these despatched Kim crashing to the bottom and his nook promptly threw within the towel.
It was Inoue’s tenth straight knock-out win.
Korea’s Kim Ye-joon walks to the ring earlier than his world super-bantamweight title boxing bout towards Japan’s Naoya Inoue in Tokyo, Friday. AFP-Yonhap
Kim, who had the prospect to change into Korea’s first male world champion in over 20 years, noticed his file fall to 21-3 with two attracts.
Inoue was initially scheduled to face Goodman on Dec. 24 however the bout was postponed a month when the Australian suffered a lower above his eye in coaching.
Goodman was then pressured to withdraw from the struggle when he reopened the lower and Kim was introduced in as a last-minute alternative. (AFP)
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