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FILE–Japan’s Naoya Inoue (C) celebrates his victory over Ireland’s TJ Doheny in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super-bantamweight title boxing match at at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on September 3, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will face South Korea’s Kim Ye-joon this month after Sam Goodman withdrew from their scheduled title fight with an injury, Inoue’s gym said Saturday.
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The unbeaten Inoue’s January 24 fight against Goodman in Tokyo had already been postponed from its original Christmas Eve date after the Australian challenger suffered a cut above his left eye in sparring in December.
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“No Limit Boxing regrets to announce that Sam Goodman has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Naoya Inoue on January 24 due to a recurrence of his eye injury,” the promoters said in a statement.
Article continues after this advertisement“We wish Sam a full and speedy recovery and will provide updates on the event in due course.”
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Article continues after this advertisementInoue’s Ohashi Gym said that the boxer, known as “Monster”, would still fight on January 24, but would instead face Kim, ranked No. 11 by the WBO.
The 31-year-old Inoue has a 28-0 record with 25 knockouts, while the 32-year-old Kim has 21 wins and two defeats with 13 knockouts and two draws.
Article continues after this advertisement“Of course Inoue was surprised,” Ohashi Gym president Hideyuki Ohashi told reporters in Yokohama.
“It’s his first experience of having to face a different fighter after a postponement, but both Inoue and myself are taking this in a positive way.”
virgo123 slotGoodman originally hurt his left eye during his final training session before jetting to Japan, the Australian’s promoter and his manager told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph.
He needed four stitches and was told he could not fight for four weeks, the newspaper said.
Inoue beat Ireland’s TJ Doheny in his most recent defense in Tokyo in September.
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