Naoya Inoue fired again at promoter Eddie Hearn and the followers that he’s working from his #1 WBA contender, Murodjon Akhmadaliev. The Japanese star Naoya feels there’s no urgent want for him to defend his 4 tremendous bantamweight titles towards Murodjon, particularly together with his loss a yr in the past towards one in every of his victims, Marlon Tapales, on April 8, 2023.
Hearn appeared like he was in a rage final Saturday evening, calling out Naoya to defend towards Akhmadaliev subsequent following the 2016 Olympian’s third-round knockout victory over tune-up opponent Ricardo Espinoza (30-5, 25 KOs) on the Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
In the course of the post-fight interview, Matchroom promoter Hearn wagged his finger, lecturing Inoue, blabbering about “Uzbek energy” and different nonsense to argue that the Japanese star wanted to defend towards Akhmadaliev. In fact, it’s not Naoya’s fault he failed in his battle towards Tapales. If Murodjon had carried out what he was alleged to towards Tapales, there wouldn’t have been an issue.
The “Zero Want” Comment
Espinoza, 27, wasn’t a top-tier opponent, and he was introduced in to make Akhmadaliev seem like pure 24k gold, which he did. Inoue wasn’t fooled. He noticed the battle for what it was and wasn’t going to come back to heel, volunteering to provide the Hearn-promoted former IBF and WBA 122-lb champion Akhmadaliev the battle he was demanding.
Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) says there’s “zero want” for him to battle Akhmadaliev (13-1, 10 KOs) for these causes:
- Misplaced to Marlon Tapales
- Akhmadaliev must maintain worth
- Should wait
- Naoya Already has a battle scheduled towards Sam Goodman
Inoue is defending his undisputed tremendous bantamweight championship towards #1 IBF and 1 WBO contender Sam Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs) subsequent month on January twenty fourth on the Ariake Area, Koto-Ku, in Tokoyo, Japan. Inoue was initially alleged to battle Goodman on December twenty fourth in that location, however the Aussie suffered a lower over his proper eye in his final sparring session. The battle wanted to be postponed.
“Why do I’ve to run away from somebody who misplaced to Tapales? 🤷♂️ There’s zero want for it…If you wish to battle, maintain the “worth” of successful and wait!! Now I’m absolutely centered on the Goodman battle. @AkhmadalievMj,” mentioned Naoya Inoue on X, giving his causes for swerving a battle towards his #1 WBA contender
