Naoya Inoue focused for title combat to turn into a five-weight world champion | Boxing Information

A featherweight transfer appears inevitable for Naoya Inoue in 2027, with every of the 126lb world champions hoping to safe a profitable showdown Boxing’s pound-for-pound king. Now, one reigning featherweight world champion has admitted that he has eyes on a gathering with ‘The Monster’.

Inoue has dominated in 4 weight divisions up to now however has been linked with a featherweight transfer for over a yr now, with victory in his legendary Might bout with Junto Nakatani having been anticipated to immediate a transfer up in weight.

But, regardless of being victorious within the largest combat within the historical past of Japanese boxing, Inoue has delayed his transfer to the featherweight scene by seemingly pursuing a combat with newly topped WBA bantamweight world champion, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.

That conflict is anticipated to happen in early 2027, with Inoue persevering with as much as featherweight thereafter. Now, WBA featherweight ruler, Brandon Figueroa, has declared his curiosity in a combat with Inoue, however informed Pro Box TV that his consideration is at present on one other Japanese featherweight title hopeful, Tomoki Kameda, whom he expects to face subsequent. 

“After all [we can see me fight Inoue], why not? I really feel like that could be a very doable combat and I don’t know, it is likely to be within the works, however as of proper now, [I am focussed on] Tomoki Kameda.

“My older brother [Omar Figueroa Jnr] additionally confronted a Japanese fighter and so they went to struggle, Nihito Arakawa, it was for the 135lb Interim WBC belt if I can keep in mind. Japan is fairly acquainted with me and my brother as a result of that combat was the Battle of the Yr, my brother ended up breaking each of his fingers however ended up profitable the belt.

“It was a struggle, I might advocate any fighter to look at that combat.”

Boxing Information understands that Figueroa-Kameda may happen in Japan this October, as ‘The Heartbreaker’ makes an attempt to make a primary defence of his title since dethroning Nick Ball in February.

Ought to Kameda pull off the upset, he would little question turn into the frontrunner because the potential opponent for Inoue’s eventual 126lb debut.