These individuals who want to see Japanese famous person and pound-for-pound king (within the opinion of some, not all) Naoya Inoue make the transfer as much as the featherweight division should wait – for 2 years. “The Monster,” who’s simply 3-0 as a super-bantamweight and can make the second defence of his 4 belts in opposition to Eire’s TJ Doheny on September 3 in Tokyo, mentioned at yesterday’s press convention to announce his upcoming battle that he’ll keep put for 2 years.
“I’ll keep at this 122 pound division for 2 extra years,” Inoue, 27-0(24) mentioned. “With out being bodily matured and developed, I received’t transfer as much as the feather [weight] class.”
Inoue is a particular fighter, but some followers need to see him examined laborious, and these followers really feel Inoue ought to go for extra titles up at 126 kilos. However Inoue won’t be pushed, he’s reasonable, and he won’t drive his physique to tackle an excessive amount of weight. The transfer to featherweight could are available time, however not till a while in 2026 on the earliest.
This implies Inoue can get busy completely and comprehensively cleansing out the 122 pound division. So, these critics that counsel Inoue is “ducking” Murodjon Akhmadaliev will very most likely must have a change of coronary heart. Search for Inoue, over the course of his two remaining years at super-bantamweight, to battle his WBA obligatory challenger (this being Akhmadaliev) after he has overwhelmed Doheny after which his IBF obligatory challenger, Sam Goodman (this after all is assuming Inoue doesn’t endure an upset loss to both man).
31 yr previous Inoue has already received world titles at 4 weights, and that fifth weight division should wait – for now. For 2 years. That is excellent news for the super-bantamweight division. Assuming Inoue does beat Doheny, Goodman, after which Akhmadaliev, who would possibly get the following shot at derailing “The Monster?”
Inoue actually is a particular fighter, and we must always all get pleasure from watching him do his factor whereas we will.
