Naoya Inoue's next big fight is already in motion — and the timing points directly at Jesse Rodriguez.
Andre Ward anticipates a “violent” affair unfolding between Naoya Inoue and Jesse Rodriguez, who are seemingly working towards a showdown in February.
Naoya Inoue dominated Alan Picasso, winning their 12-round bout by unanimous decision.
Jesse Rodriguez is in hot pursuit of a clash with Naoya Inoue, and four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr has shared his ...
Unbeaten champions Naoya "The Monster" Inoue and Junto “Big Bang” Nakatani are set to collide in 2026 for what is anticipated to be the biggest fight in Japan’s rich boxing history. Both fighters ...
Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez has revealed that he would like to beat Naoya Inoue's younger brother and WBC bantam weight champion, Takuma, before taking on his bigger rival at some point next year. First, ...
This weekend's boxing headlines will be dominated by Saturday's bout between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Terence Crawford. But there's another pound-for-pound elite in action over the weekend when Naoya ...
Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez wants to fight pound-for-pound no. 1, Naoya Inoue in the future, but wants to defeat his brother Takuma beforehand.
Naoya Inoue is tired. He made that clear in his post-fight interviews after defeating David Picasso at Riyadh Season’s The Ring V: Night of the Samurai, a major boxing event held on December 27, 2025.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 04: Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) greets Ramon Cardenas after their title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 04, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inoue ...
The biggest fight that can be made in the lower weight classes was officially announced on Friday in Japan. Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) will defend his titles ...
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani kicked off a bumper weekend of boxing in Tokyo on Saturday. A sold-out 55,000-capacity crowd at the Tokyo Dome watched arguably the biggest bout in Japanese history that ...