- Japanese star defends WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles at 122lbs
- Inoue out to bolster claim as world’s top pound-for-pound boxer
- Sellout crowd of about 55,000 spectators on hand at Tokyo Dome
- Main event ringwalks expected at 7.30am EDT/12.30pm BST
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Here’s a look at how Inoue and Nery measure up ahead of tonight’s main event. Both men stand 5ft 5in, while Inoue brings a two-and-a-half-inch reach advantage into the ring. Each came in comfortably below the junior featherweight division limit of 122lbs at yesterday’s official weigh-in.
One more preliminary bout ahead of tonight’s main event as Australia’s WBO bantamweight champion, Jason ‘Mayhem’ Moloney, defends his belt against rising knockout artist and former kickboxing world champion Yoshiki Takei.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/may/06/naoya-inoue-v-luis-nery-undisputed-junior-featherweight-championship-live
Author : Bryan Armen Graham
Publish date : 2024-05-06 11:02:28
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