Naoya Inoue, who has unified the throne of four groups in the professional boxing bantamweight division, will have his first title match after switching to the super bantamweight division, which is one level higher, in May. It will be a challenge to.I will give the best result," he said enthusiastically.
In December last year, Inoue was the first Japanese player to unify the throne of four groups in the bantamweight class, and then returned all the belts and switched to the super bantamweight class, which is one class higher. Did.
Then, on the 6th, it was announced that his first title match since his conversion would take place on May 7th at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama.
The opponent is Steven Fulton of the United States, who is the unified champion of the WBC = World Boxing Council and WBO = World Boxing Organization.
Inoue is currently ranked number one in the world in both the WBC and WBO super bantamweight divisions.
Inoue, who held a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo, said, "This weight class is a challenge to myself, so I just need to finish well and get the best results."
On top of that, about his impression of Fulton, he said, "I think he's taller and has a better reach than me, and I think he's a player who wins by taking a distance with his jab." I was.