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Naoya Inoue and the paradox of an elite pound-for-pound fighter

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Naoya Inoue returns to the U.S. for the first time in four years to defend his super bantamweight titles.

The 32-year-old , nicknamed Kaibutsu (Monster), boxes like a showman.

He has not fought in America since a third -round knockout win over Michael Dasmarinas in 2021 .

He is yet to become a superstar stateside to warrant significant attention.

Inoue confirmed he’ll fight Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Sept. 14 , providing he successfully defends his super bantamweight world championship titles against Cardenas on ESPN+. "The Monster" has spoken about moving to the 126-pound division.

Gervonta "Tank" Davis and "Monster" are both the same height at 5 -foot-5.

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English

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