UPDATE: Naoya Inoue successfully defended his undisputed super bantamweight titles with a unanimous decision Sunday, Sept. 14 over Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Inoue improved his career record to 31-0 with 27 knockouts, and immediately announced that his next fight will be this December in Saudi Arabia. Two judges scored the fight 118-110 for Inoue, while the other had it 117-111.
Naoya Inoue returns to the ring for a third time this year to defend the super bantamweight championship against Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Japan on Sunday, September 14.
Inoue has won all 30 of his fights, including 27 by knockout. He is coming off a victory over Ramon Cardenas, who won by TKO in the seventh round in Las Vegas. Cardenas knocked down Inoue in the second round.
Akhmadaliev enters the fight with a 14-1 record with 11 wins coming by knockout.
He has won his last three fights by TKO since suffering his first loss to Marlon Tapales by split decision and losing the IBF World Super Bantamweight title.
This will be his first professional fight in Japan.
Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev date
Naoya Inoue will face Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Sunday, Sept. 14, at IG Arena in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Date: Sunday, Sept. 14
Time: 4 a.m. ET
Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev main event ring walks: 6:40 a.m. ET
Stream: Top Rank Facebook
How to watch the Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev fight?
The Inoue vs. Akhmadaliev fight will be streamed exclusively on Facebook, with the event starting at 4 a.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 14.
Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev fight card, odds
Inoue: -900
Akhmadaliev: +350
Main Card
Naoya Inoue (c) (-900) vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev (+500), undisputed junior featherweight title
Yoshiki Takei (c) (-600) vs. Christian Medina (+350), WBO bantamweight title
Ryusei Matsumoto vs. Yuni Takada, minimumweight
Yudai Murakami vs. Taiga Imanaga, lightweight
Ei Go vs. Shunpei Ohata, junior lightweight