Naoya Inoue, the unifying champion of two professional boxing and bantamweight groups, will play a defense match in Tokyo for the first time in about two years in Japan in December. Is included. "
Inoue is the WBA = World Boxing Association and the IBF = International Boxing Federation bantamweight, two-group unified champion.
On December 14th, Inoue will play the 4th IBF defense match with Thailand's Alan Dipaen at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, in 6th place in the IBF World Rankings.
Inoue has been playing in the United States since last year, and in November, the Philippines' Nonito Donaire played in the final of the "World Boxing Super Series" where he competes with world champions from different groups. It's been about two years since I broke.
Inoue, who met online, said, "I am delighted to be able to play in Japan and want to make good adjustments. I am very enthusiastic about being able to play in front of Japanese fans. The video of the opponent is clear. I haven't seen it, but it's been a little over a month, so I'd like to think about countermeasures. "
Inoue, who is aiming to unify the titles of the four major bantamweight groups, strongly said, "Because there will be a unification match next spring, I am motivated to go there.