Ang undisputed super bantamweight world champion na si Japanese Naoya Inoue kanyang napanatili ang titulo laban sa Mexicanong si Luis Nery.
Sa kanilang sagupaan sa unang round pa lang napatumba ni Nery si Inoue gamit ang kaniyang kaliwang suntok, na ikinagulat nito lalo na ang mga fans, ngunit nakabangon naman ito matapos mabilangan ng referee.
Ginanap ang laban sa Tokyo Dome, napatumba ni Inoue si Nery sa loob ng ika-anim na round.
Japan’s “Monster” got up quickly, and when the fifth round came, he got back at Nery and was knocked out by the Mexican boxer. Inoue didn’t miss the finish in the sixth round with his right hook.
Inoue has a record of 27 wins and no losses with 24 knockouts, and this is his first fight since becoming the undisputed super bantamweight world champion in December.
Ang dating two-division world champion sa edad na 29-anyos na si Nery ay mayroong record na 35 na panalo at dalawang talo na mayroong 27 knockouts.
Sa dalawang magkaibang weights mula ng magsimula ang four-belt era noong taong 2004 at ang una ay si Terence Crawford sya rin ang ikalawang tao na naging undisputed world champion.