Naoya Inoue’s right cheek quivered as he stared into Luis Nery’s soul.
Both fighters were inside the divisional limit for their RING and undisputed 122-pound championship. Inoue was 121¾ pounds ahead of his first defense as undisputed king and second overall title defense at the weight. Tijuana’s Nery was well under the mark at 120.8 pounds in a bid to become a two-time RING champion.
Their bout headlines a four-title fight show this Monday on ESPN+ and Amazon Prime-Japan from the Tokyo Dome.