In a battle for the lightest weight fighter that ended on the evening of December 14, the current WBA Super/IBF's lightest weight fighter, Japanese "monster" Naomi Inoue (22-0, 19KO), threw Thai boxer Alain Dipan (12-3, 11KO) in 8 rounds to win the second game in 2021.
The competition was held at the National Museum of Technology in Japan. Inoue shot a lot of stinging punches, firmly controlling the rhythm of the game, and was always far ahead of the point. In the 8th round, Inoue struck Deepaer with a left-handed hook punch, followed by a combo punch that knocked Deepaer down once. After Deepaern stood up, Naoya Inoue hit him with another ferocious left-hand punch, and the referee immediately terminated the match.
After the match, Naomi Inoue said: "Deepain used to be a Muay Thai fighter and he brought me a tough game. At one point I began to wonder if my fist was moving him, which showed that Deepaern was really difficult. The game didn't go as many people expected, but I'm happy to be back in Japan again after two years. I've always wanted to fight the Boxing United War in the hope of getting four gold belts, but if I still can't fight the United Front next year, I plan to upgrade to super lightweight. ”
Inoue, 28, has now won the World Champion Gold Belt in the subfedgeweight, superflyweight and lightest tiers, and is ranked 4th in boxing magazine P4P, behind Avarez, Usik and Crawford. With The strength of Naoya Inoue's heavy punch, it is completely enough to upgrade to 122 pounds.