'From here on, I want to give performances worthy of the number one pound-for-pound fighter.' read more:
TOKYO: Japan's Naoya Inoue wants to prove he is worthy of his status as boxing's new pound-for-pound king, by becoming undisputed bantamweight world champion, the man known as 'Monster' said Monday.The ferocious 29-year-old was named The Ring magazine's new pound-for-pound number one last month after demolishing the great Filipino veteran Nonito Donaire inside two rounds to add the WBC bantamweight world title to his WBA and IBF belts.
Knockout specialistInoue said negotiations to face Butler before the end of the year are 'progressing in a good direction' and he has 'no preference' about where the fight takes place.'If it happens by the end of this year, I don't care whether it happens in Japan, the US or Britain,' he said.'It doesn't really matter to me. I want the fight wherever it is.'Inoue is the first pound-for-pound king to come from Japan, where he is a huge star.
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