TOKYO, May 6 — Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue survived an early scare to stop Mexico’s Luis Nery in the sixth round at the Tokyo Dome Monday...
Japan’s Naoya Inoue fights against Mexico’sLuis Nery during their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super-bantamweight title boxing match at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on May 6, 2024. — AFP picTOKYO, May 6 — Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue survived an early scare to stop Mexico’s Luis Nery in the sixth round at the Tokyo Dome Monday and defend his titles.
“It was a great feeling to knock him down but how about that surprise in the first round?” said the 31-year-old Inoue.It was the first boxing event to be held at the Tokyo Dome since 42-1 underdog James “Buster” Douglas knocked out unbeaten heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in February 1990 in one of the sport’s biggest upsets.
Fans at the Tokyo Dome gave the 31-year-old a rapturous welcome as he entered the cavernous venue with all four world championship belts up for grabs. Inoue continued to land ferocious blows and he sent his opponent to the canvas again with a left hook in the fifth round.Nery, a former two-division world champion, was fighting in Japan for the first time since he was stripped of his bantamweight world title in 2018 after failing to make weight for a bout there.
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