{"id":81167,"date":"2019-07-09T09:03:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T15:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=81167"},"modified":"2019-07-09T09:08:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T15:08:05","slug":"naoya-inoues-aka-the-monster-breaking-boxing-news-rattles-the-boxing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=81167","title":{"rendered":"Naoya Inoue\u2019s AKA “The Monster” Breaking Boxing News Rattles the Boxing World!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>The cover art for the new The Ring Magazine features unbeaten pound-for-pound and WBSS superstar Naoya Inoue as designed by renowned manga author George Morikawa.<\/p>\n

Naoya Inoue\u2019s performances in the World Boxing Super Series have sent shockwaves throughout boxing and the wider world of sport. The three-weight champ was already a well-known name in boxing but has become a phenomenon in the quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy.<\/p>\n

Late last year after his famous \u2018Gone in 70 seconds\u2019 win over Juan Carlos Payano, the 26-year-old became the first Japanese national to occupy The Ring cover since the magazine\u2019s foundation in 1922, and following a stunning second-round stoppage of Emmanuel Rodriguez in the WBSS semi-final in Glasgow, \u2018The Monster\u2019 returns in manga style.<\/p>\n

Morikawa created the boxing manga series \u2018Hajime no Ippo’ (The First Step), which has sold approximately 100 million copies worldwide. In recent years, the series has also been the subject of both television shows and video games. Now he can add drawing the cover of the \u2018Bible of Boxing\u2019 to his impressive resume.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cNaoya Inoue is a special fighter to me as a fellow Japanese,\u201d said Morikawa to The Ring. \u201cI drew the artwork with all my heart as a fan of boxing and a fan of Naoya.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more about the September issue\u2019s cover story, which is available to digital subscribers, here.<\/p>\n

Inoue\u2019s total fight time in the WBSS is only 5 minutes and 29 seconds, and neither quarter-final opponent Juan Carlos Payano or Emmanuel Rodriguez had ever been dropped before.<\/p>\n

Inoue meets another formidable fighter, Nonito Donaire, in the bantamweight final of the WBSS this fall. Fans are advised to sign-up to receive ticket alerts about the Season II Finals here,<\/p>\n

WBSS Season 2 Finals:<\/p>\n

Bantamweights<\/p>\n

Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire
\nSuper-Lightweights
\nRegis Prograis vs Josh Taylor
\nCruiserweights<\/p>\n

Mairis Briedis vs Yunier Dorticos<\/p>\n