The super bantamweight world championship in the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF versions Naoya Inoue will put his titles at stake this Monday in Japan, his rival will be the Mexican Luis ‘Pantera’ Nery dand Tijuana, Baja California; The venue of the lawsuit will be the imposing Tokyo Dome which has a capacity close to 55 thousand fans. ‘The Monster’ has not left Japan since June 19, 2021 when he defeated the Filipino Michael Desmariñas in Las Vegas, Nevada, then he added 5 victories in a row and 2 of them in the Dome of the Japanese Capital; For his part, the Mexican has not fought outside our country since February 18, 2023 when he defeated the Armenian Azat Hovhanyssyan in California.
Luis Nery spoke of the evening in the Far East, “mentally we have been preparing for this fight since we knew that the fight was going to take place; physically we come in perfect condition“I think it is the best preparation I have done in my entire career,” commented the boxer from the border who has a record of 36 professional fights, with 27 knockouts and 35 victories, only one defeat.. The Mexican boxer already knows what it is to win in Japan, on March 1, 2018, he defeated Shinsuke Yamanaka andn the Ryogoku Kokugican by knocking out the oriental in 2 episodes.
Inoue, who has a record of 26 professional fights, all of them won and 23 on the fast track, is considered by some boxing specialists as the best pound-for-pound fighter.Luis Nery, for his part, has held world championships twice; Other fights on the card will be: Jason Moloney vs. Yoshiki Takei for the WBO bantamweight world title, Takuma Inoue vs. Sho Ishida for the WBO bantamweight world title and Seigo Yuri Akui vs. Taku Kuwahara for the WBA flyweight world title.
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