Inoue Naoya: Japan’s Boxing Monster Aims for Undisputed in Second Weight Class

Undisputed bantamweight world champion Inoue Naoya shows off his four belts on January 13, 2023, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, shortly before announcing his plans to vacate them and move up to super bantamweight. (© AFP/Jiji)

Inoue speaks to the press on October 2, 2012, after marking his professional debut at the age of 19 with a KO victory at Tokyo’s Kōrakuen Hall. (© Jiji)

Inoue, flanked by his younger brother Takuma and father Shingo, after winning the WBC light flyweight title in April 2014. (© Jiji)