“Monster” Inoue Named Japan‘s Boxer Of The Year Again

By Joe Koizumi

Undisputed world super bantamweight champion “Monster” Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) was named Boxer of the Year for the ninth time by JBC (Japan Boxing Commission) and the boxing section of Tokyo Writers Club yesterday (Tuesday) in Tokyo, Japan.

Other award recipients were as follows:

Technique award: WBC bantam titleholder Takuma Inoue, the younger brother of Naoya, and formerly three-division champ Junto Nakatani, who is supposed to face Naoya in quest of his undisputed belts this coming May.