Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Japan’s ‘Monster’ Inoue defends title against Dipaen

Naoya Inoue

TOKYO: Japan’s unbeaten “Monster” Naoya Inoue defended his WBA and IBF bantamweight titles on Tuesday with an eighth-round technical knockout win over unheralded Thai challenger Aran Dipaen in Tokyo. Fighting at Ryogoku Kokugikan — the home of sumo — Inoue wore Dipaen down with a series of punishing shots before dispatching him with a vicious … Read more