Naoya Inoue, “the monster”, is undefeated and one of the top pound-for-pound talents in all of boxing, while Luis Nery is a former world champion.
On Monday, fifty thousand people were at the Tokyo Dome to support their hometown hero. Inoue will receive a one billion yen (£5.2 million) purse against Nery and various high-paying endorsement and sponsorship deals.
Naoya Inoue retains his undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO super-bantamweight titles. He improved his record to 27-0, and 16 out of 17 fights have ended in a knockout. The Monster lives up to the nickname and the hype. Naoya Inoue wins over Luis Nery via a knockout.
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Results On Naoya Inoue Vs. Luis Nery
Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, hosted Inoue vs. Nery on May 6. In the highly anticipated main event of the evening, undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 knockouts) squared off against Luis Nery (35-2, 27 knockouts). ESPN+ aired the bout live.
On Monday, Naoya Inoue strengthened his reputation as the top lightweight fighter in the world by stopping Luis Nery via technical knockout to keep his unchallenged junior featherweight title.
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A powerful left hook sent Inoue on the canvas for the first time in his 12-year professional career, shocking the sold-out Tokyo Dome audience of about 50,000 spectators into silence toward the end of the opening round.
However, Inoue—the unbeaten Japanese superstar known as the Monster—repaid the favour and then some with laser-like intensity. Before ending the fight with a stunning right hook in the sixth, he had already taken out his Mexican opponent in the second and fifth rounds.
“The Monster” storms back to give Nery three knockdowns, the last coming in the sixth round, following the first of Inoue’s career. After the fight, Inoue claims that the early knockdown gave him “motivation.
” During the fight, Inoue fired 127 punches and landed 62, yielding a 49 per cent strike rate. Nery was hit by 28 bullets when they hit his body. In September, he intends to return to battle Sam Goodman, the mandatory challenger for the IBF.
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