Sam Goodman rolls the dice against Chainoi Worawut as December Naoya Inoue fight looms

Junior featherweight contender Sam “The Ghost” Goodman will risk a mandated shot at undisputed 122-pound champion Naoya Inoue when he takes on tough Thailander Chainoi “The Rockman” Worawut at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, NSW, Australia, next Wednesday night.

The fight is do-or-die for Goodman. A loss for the 25-year-old Australian from Albion Park will put him at the back of the queue; a win will merely see him hold his position.

So why take the fight? 

“It was always on the cards...