Undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue vs. Sam Goodman is being finalized for December twenty fourth in Tokyo, Japan. Promoter Bob Arum says the Japanese famous person Inoue’s title protection towards #1 IBF and WBO Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs) will come on Christmas Eve.
Arum instructed Dan Rafael on X that Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) has a “Main combat” within the U.S. in April 2025 in Las Vegas. Prime Rank promoter Arum isn’t giving any hints about who Inoue will combat, however followers hope he strikes as much as 126 to face one of many champions.
There’s not a lot fan curiosity outdoors of Australia in a combat between Inoue, 31, and Sam Goodman as a result of this conflict is seen as one other mismatch for the Japanese star. Goodman, 25, has little or no punching energy and has been given his #1 rating from wins over these three:
– Chainoi Worawut
– Miguel Flores
– Ra’eese Aleem
– TJ Doheny
Inoue vs. Goodman will appeal to a lot curiosity from followers in Japan and Australia however not elsewhere. The Australian Goodman is a fighter just like Paul Butler and will likely be on the run towards Inoue. Followers imagine Inoue is simply milking his undisputed tremendous bantamweight crown towards the weak opposition within the barren-of-talent 122-lb division.
They imagine that Inoue is aware of he’s acquired an excellent factor going for himself on this lifeless division, so he’s milking it for all it’s price. If Inoue strikes as much as the featherweight weight class, which is loaded with expertise, issues can be a lot totally different for him. Inoue would lose repeatedly, and his star would dim quickly, even in his native Japan.
As such, Inoue stays rooted to the spot on the weak 122-lb division, taking the straightforward fights towards lesser fighters like Goodman, 37-year-old TJ Doheny, Luis Nery, Marlon Tapales, and the light-hitting Stephen Fulton.
At 122, Inoue is being angled for a combat towards fellow countryman Junto Nakatani, who holds the WBC bantamweight belt and has been scoring many knockouts. Nakatani is predicted to remain at 118-lb to try to seize a number of belts earlier than shifting as much as tremendous bantamweight to problem Inoue for his undisputed crown. That combat will do large numbers in Japan and will curiosity many followers within the U.S. supplied it’s not proven early within the morning.
