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[Breaking News]Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.(Kyodo)

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan holds a press conference at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2025, a day after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world title.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan holds a press conference at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2025, a day after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world title.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan poses after a press conference at his gym in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2025, a day after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world title.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan attends a press conference after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan (C) is pictured after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue of Japan is pictured after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Kim

Naoya Inoue (front, R) of Japan is pictured after defeating South Korea's Kim Ye Joon with a fourth-round knockout to retain the undisputed super bantamweight boxing world championship on Jan. 24, 2025, at Tokyo's Ariake Arena.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Doheny

Japan's Naoya Inoue (L) looks on as his Irish opponent TJ Doheny (front R) walks away after an exchange in the seventh round of a bout in which Inoue retained the undisputed super bantamweight world title via technical knockout at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 3, 2024.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Doheny

Japan's Naoya Inoue (back) defeats Ireland's TJ Doheny via technical knockout in the seventh round to retain the undisputed super bantamweight world championship at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 3, 2024.

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Boxing: Nery knocks out Yamanaka for WBC title

Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka (L) throws a punch at Luis Nery of Mexico in the first round of their WBC bantamweight title match at Shimadzu Arena Kyoto in the western Japan city on Aug. 15, 2017. Nery scored a fourth-round technical knockout victory over Yamanaka.

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Tapales

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (R) reacts after beating Marlon Tapales of the Philippines via a 10th-round knockout in their four-belt world super bantamweight title unification match at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2023.

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Boxing: Teraji-Budler fight

WBA and WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji of Japan celebrates with his belts worn over his shoulders after defending his boxing title with a ninth-round technical knockout of Hekkie Budler of South Africa at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 18, 2023.

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Boxing: Teraji-Budler

WBA and WBC light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji (R) of Japan hugs Hekkie Budler of South Africa after defending his boxing title with a ninth-round technical knockout at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 18, 2023.

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Boxing: Yudai Shigeoka vs. Wilfredo Mendez

Japan's Yudai Shigeoka reacts after scoring a seventh-round knockout win over Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Mendez (rear) to claim the WBC interim minimumweight boxing title at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on July 12, 2019 shows Japan's Ryota Murata smiling after beating Rob Brant of the United States with a second-round technical knockout in their WBA middleweight boxing title match at Edion Arena Osaka. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on July 12, 2019 shows Japan's Ryota Murata (R) throwing a punch at Rob Brant of the United States on his way to a second-round technical knockout in their WBA middleweight boxing title match at Edion Arena Osaka. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Boxing: Inoue vacates 4 belts, moves up to super bantam

Undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue announced his decision Friday to relinquish all four bantamweight belts and move up to the super bantamweight division. The 29-year-old, nicknamed "Monster," completed a sweep of the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF belts last month with an 11th-round knockout of Britain's Paul Butler, who came in as the World Boxing Organization's bantamweight champion. "The real battle starts from here," Inoue said at a press conference in Yokohama. "I'm very excited." He became the first Japanese to top the pound-for-pound rankings published by the prestigious Ring magazine in June 2022 and now has a 24-0 record, with 21 knockouts.

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Boxing: Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem

Filipino challenger Melvin Jerusalem (far R, back) celebrates after dethroning WBO minimumweight champion Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round technical knockout in a boxing world title fight at Edion Arena Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 6, 2023.

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Boxing: Taniguchi vs. Jerusalem

Japanese boxer Masataka Taniguchi exits the ring after relinquishing his WBO minimumweight championship to Filipino challenger Melvin Jerusalem via a second-round technical knockout at Edion Arena Osaka in western Japan on Jan. 6, 2023.

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - REMOVING HYPHEN FROM THAI CHALLENGER'S NAME WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan (back) hits Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor Chalermchai in the first round of a bout in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka won by a technical knockout in the first round to defend his title for the second time.

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Boxing: Higa defends title

NAHA, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Japan's Daigo Higa (R) celebrates after defending his WBC flyweight title with a first-round knockout of Mexico's Moises Fuentes in Naha, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2018.

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Uchiyama stops Perez in WBA super featherweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Undefeated Takashi Uchiyama (R) of Japan connects with a sizzling right to the face of challenger Israel Perez of Argentina in the eighth round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2014. Uchiyama defended his WBA super featherweight title with a technical knockout.

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Mexican Guevara wins WBC light flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Former two-time world champion Akira Yaegashi (L) boxes with Pedro Guevara of Mexico in the second round for the vacant WBC light flyweight title at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014. Guevara scored a seventh-round knockout win.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the sixth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (L) delivers a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Gonzalez stops Yaegashi, wins his 3rd world title

TOKYO, Japan - Nicaragua's Roman Gonzalez (R) lands a right on Akira Yaegashi in the third round of their WBC flyweight title match in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. Gonzalez scored a technical knockout in the 9th round, capturing his third world title in three different weight divisions and extending his undefeated streak to 40 with 34 KOs.

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Inoue defends WBC light flyweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Naoya Inoue (L) connects with his signature left to the body of Thailand's Samartklek Kokietgym in the seventh round of their WBC light flyweight title match in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. Inoue defended his title for the first time with a technical knockout in the 11th round.

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Koseki wins 14th defense of WBC women's atomweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Momo Koseki of Japan celebrates after defeating Britain's Denise Castle by technical knockout in the eighth round of their WBC atomweight title match in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2014. Koseki defended her crown for the 14th time.

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Koseki wins 14th defense of WBC women's atomweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Momo Koseki of Japan (R) delivers a punch to Britain's Denise Castle during the fifth round of their WBC atomweight title match in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2014. Koseki defeated Castle, the WBC's second-ranked fighter in the division, by technical knockout in the eighth round to defend her crown for the 14th time.

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Costa Rica beat Italy to move to World Cup knockout stage

RECIFE, Brazil - Costa Rica players celebrate after beating Italy 1-0 in their World Cup Group D match at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 20, 2014. Costa Rica will advance to the next round.

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Costa Rica beat Italy to move to World Cup knockout stage

RECIFE, Brazil - Italy striker Mario Balotelli (R) walks off the pitch after his team was beaten 0-1 by Costa Rica in a World Cup Group D match at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 20, 2014. Costa Rica will advance to the next round.

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Costa Rica beat Italy to move to World Cup knockout stage

RECIFE, Brazil - Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto (L) and Italy coach Cesare Prandelli shake hands after the end of their World Cup Group D match at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 20, 2014. Costa Rica won 1-0 to advance to the next round.

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London Olympic medalist Murata scores KO in nontitle fight

KYOTO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan scores a sixth-round knockout over Mexican Jesus Angel Nerio in his fourth professional nontitle fight in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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London Olympic medalist Murata smiles after scoring KO

KYOTO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan smiles after scoring a sixth-round knockout over Mexican Jesus Angel Nerio in his fourth professional nontitle fight in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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Cerezo's Kakitani scores in win over Shandong in ACL

JINAN, China - Yoichiro Kakitani of Cerezo Osaka pumps his fist after scoring the equalizer in the second half of a Group E match in the Asian Champions League against China's Shandong Luneng FC on April 23, 2014, in Jinan, China, leading the Japanese club to a 2-1 victory. Osaka advanced to the knockout round in the ACL.

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Cerezo's Forlan reacts after game-winning goal vs. Shandong

JINAN, China - Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan of Cerezo Osaka explodes in joy after scoring the winning goal for the Japanese club against China's Shandong Luneng in an Asian Champions League game in Jinan, China, on April 23, 2014. Osaka won 2-1 to secure a spot in the AFC's 16-team knockout round.

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Japanese boxer Murata wins 3rd pro bout in Macao

MACAO, China - London Olympics middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan poses with his hand print in Macao on Feb. 22, 2014, after winning his third professional boxing nontitle bout. Murata scored a fourth-round technical knockout over Brazilian Carlos Nascimento.

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Japanese boxer Murata smiles after winning fight in Macao

MACAO, China - London Olympics boxing middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata (C) of Japan smiles after scoring a fourth-round technical knockout over Brazilian Carlos Nascimento in his third professional boxing nontitle bout in Macao on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Japnese boxer Murata punches opponent in fight in Macao

MACAO, China - London Olympics boxing middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata (L) of Japan punches Brazilian Carlos Nascimento during the first round of his third professional boxing nontitle bout in Macao on Feb. 22, 2014. Murata scored a technical knockout in the fourth round.