Inoue: "The Knockdown Motivated Me"

In his victorious fight against Luis Nery (35-2, 27 KOs), the undisputed super bantamweight champion (up to 55.3 kg) Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) experienced the first knockdown of his career. After the fight, the Japanese fighter shared his thoughts on this episode.

"The knockdown motivated me. I was very focused until the end of the fight," said Inoue.

On May 6, Naoya Inoue defended his undisputed champion status against the Mexican challenger Luis Nery. Inoue was knocked down in the first round but then knocked down his opponent three times and achieved a technical knockout victory in the sixth round.