Inoue halts Nery, keeps undisputed 122lb belts

By Joe Koizumi Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon) Unbeaten “Monster” Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs), 121.75, impressively retained his undisputed super bantamweight belts when he survived a first…
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By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)

Unbeaten “Monster” Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs), 121.75, impressively retained his undisputed super bantamweight belts when he survived a first round visit to the deck, knocked “Pantera” Luis Nery (35-2, 27 KOs), 121, down back in rounds two and five, and finally scored a bad knockdown again to cause the referee’s well-received intervention at 1:22 of the sixth round on Monday at Tokyo Dome, Japan. It was truly a give-and-take affair that fully entertained the huge crowd and streaming viewers all over the world.

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