Related News
鈥楳onster鈥 Inoue defends titles against Dipaen
Print Edition
Japan鈥檚 unbeaten 鈥淢onster鈥 Naoya Inoue defended his WBA and IBF bantamweight titles yesterday with an eighth-round technical knockout win over unheralded Thai challenger Aran Dipaen in Tokyo.
Fighting at Ryogoku Kokugikan 鈥 the home of sumo 鈥 Inoue wore Dipaen down with a series of punishing shots before dispatching him with a vicious left hand. The bout, Inoue鈥檚 first in Japan for around two years, was widely seen as a stepping-stone towards an attempt at unifying all four bantamweight belts next year. But the 28-year-old was made to work hard for his win over Dipaen, who absorbed a series of heavy body blows with little visible impact. 鈥淗e used to be a Muay Thai fighter and he brought that toughness,鈥 Inoue said of Dipaen, who went into the fight with a 12-2 record. 鈥淚 started to wonder whether my punches were having an effect 鈥 that鈥檚 how tough he was.鈥 Inoue took his unbeaten record to 22-0, with 19 wins by knockout. Inoue has set his sights on unifying the bantamweight belts next year, with WBA champion Nonito Donaire and WBO title-holder John Riel Casimero, both of the Philippines, standing in his way.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
