Aran Dipaen

Naoya Inoue Stops Aran Dipaen In Eighth Round, Retains WBA/IBF Bantamweight Titles

Naoya Inoue can now look forward to the super fights he has long craved. The unbeaten three-division titlist successfully defended his WBA and IBF bantamweight titles following an eighth round knockout of Thailand's Aran Dipaen. Inoue floored Dipaen...

Masataka Taniguchi Drops, Stops Wilfredo Mendez In 11th Round, Wins WBO Crown

Masataka Taniguchi got it right the second time around.  The opening leg of a title fight doubleheader saw the WBO strawweight title change hands as Taniguchi stopped Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez in the eleventh round Tuesday evening at Kokugikan Arena...

Inoue: This Fight Is To Set Up A Title Unification Next Spring

Naoya Inoue understands the criticism surrounding his latest opponent selection. A desire to fight at home came with the decision by the pound-for-pound entrant and three-division titlist to accept the equivalent of a stay-busy affair in lieu of a bl...

Inoue-Dipaen, Mendez-Taniguchi Weigh-In Report From Tokyo

Naoya Inoue is set for his homecoming, which comes right on time given current global circumstances. The unbeaten three-division titlist and pound-for-pound entrant will proceed with a voluntary defense of the unified WBA/IBF bantamweight crown versu...

Naoya Inoue: So Much Farther Before I Reach My Peak, I Still Don't Know My True Potential

Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs) is hard at work, as he's preparing to make his next defense of the WBA and IBF bantamweight world championships.

Naoya Inoue-Aran Dipaen Set, December 14 At Kokugikan Arena In Tokyo

Naoya Inoue gets his long-awaited homecoming fight. The three-division and reigning WBA/IBF bantamweight titlist will headline a show in his native Japan for the first time since November 2019. The opportunity comes December 14, when Inoue defends...