The wait is almost over for Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery

May 5, 2024

in Sports

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NAOYA Inoue and Luis Nery each weighed in on level, forward of their Tokyo Dome conflict tomorrow. Making weight in Japan hasn’t at all times been really easy for Nery who didn’t make 118 when going through Shinsuke Yamanaka again in 2018. There was no such drama this time as he ticked the bins forward of the chance of a lifetime.

Sky Sports activities and ESPN+ televise the important thing portion of the cardboard, affording a greater variety of struggle followers the prospect to take pleasure in one of many prime pound-for-pound abilities in motion. Deadly to the physique, Inoue is used to getting his enterprise performed rapidly, and if Nery begins slowly, as has been the case in earlier fights, then the curtain might shut within the blink of a watch. Every fighter appeared wholesome and cozy on the weigh-in.

There are three world title fights featured on a packed undercard, together with one-half of the Moloney brothers, Jason, who defends his WBO bantamweight strap. The concord continues as Takuma Inoue will get an opportunity to be a part of his sibling’s supporting forged, by defending his WBA bantamweight belt.

Seigo Yuri Akui places his WBA flyweight crown on the road as effectively. Irishman TJ Doheny additionally options in a separate eight-rounder versus Bryl Bayogos. Each boxers have been contained in the 122-pound restrict.

Full weights (major televised portion):

12 x 3 minutes WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO world super-bantamweight titles

Naoya Inoue (121 ¾ lbs) vs. Luis Nery (121 lbs)

Referee: Michael Griffin

Judges: Adam Top, Benoit Roussel & Jose Roberto Torres

12 x 3 minutes WBO world bantamweight title

Jason Moloney (117 ¾ lbs) vs. Yoshiki Takei (117 ¾ lbs)

Referee: Steve Willis

Judges: Lou Moret, Ellis Johnson & Benoit Roussel

12 x 3 minutes WBA world bantamweight title

Takuma Inoue (117 ¾ lbs) vs. Sho Ishida (117 ¾ lbs)

Referee: Luis Pabon