Luis Nery Confident of Knocking Out Inoue

Shawn Gibbons, the manager of the next opponent of the undisputed super bantamweight champion (55.3 kg), Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs), Mexican Luis Nery (35-1, 27 KOs), spoke about the motivation and drive of his fighter ahead of the bout.

"I've never seen Nery so focused. He was in training camp for three months and was fully concentrated.

He received more support than any other fighter, even my Filipino fighters didn't get as much. I came with Michael Dasmarinas, Stephen Fulton, Marlon Tapales, and none of them had this confidence.

Every day this young man tells me, 'For the first time in nine years, I've done everything right. I'll knock Inoue out.' The guy is confident. I say, 'Alright, go for it, champ,'" said Gibbons.

Inoue and Nery will meet on May 6 in Tokyo. This will be the first defense of the undisputed title for the Japanese champion. We mentioned where you can watch the fight.

The fight will take place on May 6 in Tokyo.