By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda
We saw a press conference of the forthcoming quintuple event today (Saturday) in Yokohama, Japan. All were eloquent, so this reporter summarizes their confident comments. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum was in attendance, saying he would highly expect a great show.
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Naoya “Monster” Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs, Japan):
“I’m in tiptop shape after strenuous training for months since my victory over Luis Nery this May.