{"id":62810,"date":"2016-09-05T20:24:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T01:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=62810"},"modified":"2016-09-05T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T01:25:12","slug":"naoya-the-monster-inoue-wins-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=62810","title":{"rendered":"Naoya \u201cThe Monster\u201d Inoue Wins AGAIN!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Naoya-Inoue-2912\"<\/a>By Jeffrey \u201cItalian Medallion\u201d Cellini<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Naoya \u201cThe Monster\u201d Inoue, 11-0, 9 KO\u2019s successfully defended his WBO Super Flyweight title against Thailand\u2019s, Karoon \u201cPetchbarngborn Kokietgym\u201d Jarupianlerd 38-9-1, 18 KO\u2019s by tenth round technical knockout on Sunday at the Sky Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. Inoue was making his third title defense of the belt that he won from Omar Andres Narvaez (KO 2) back in December of 2014.<\/p>\n

Karoon, the top-ranked challenger, did have success at times throughout the fight with his flurry of punches; however, the stronger champion Inoue was able to win most of the exchanges and inflict damage to the Thai\u2019s face (left cheek). In the tenth round, Jarupianlerd tried to step up his attack but Inoue was able to batter the challenger\u2019s face repeatedly and send him to the canvas, prompting the referee to halt the fight. <\/p>\n

\u201cDetermination got me the knockout in the end but the process leading up to it was no good whatsoever. I can\u2019t be talking about big fights. I just have to keep practicing\u201d, said Inoue after his victory.<\/p>\n

Hideyuki Ohashi, the chairman of Inoue\u2019s Ohashi Gym, has indicated that their goal is to get a possible unification bout with Roman Gonzalez, who is facing WBC Super Flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras this coming Saturday night at the Forum in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Roman \u201cChocolitito\u201d Gonzalez, 45-0, 38 KO\u2019s is aiming to get his fourth world title when he squares off against the undefeated champion Cuadras. Gonzalez, universally recognized as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today, is the current WBC, Lineal and The Ring magazine Flyweight champion. \u201cChocolitito\u201d is the former WBA World Minimumweight and WBA World Light Flyweight Champion as well.<\/p>\n

The 23-year old Naoya \u201cThe Monster\u201d Inoue won the WBC World Light Flyweight title against Adrian Hernandez back in April of 2014 in only his sixth professional fight. Unfortunately, a hand injury kept him from being active for most of 2015. Inoue is one of boxing\u2019s biggest secrets, and may crack the list as one of the sport\u2019s best fighters in the world soon. The super flyweight class may also become one of boxing\u2019s most exciting divisions.<\/p>\n