Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan 

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Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan 
Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan

Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan 

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Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan 
Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan

Naoya Inoue is ready for his fight against Ye Joon Kim on Frid to defend  his World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight belt, in addition to the WBO, WBC and IBF belts. 

The Japanese will face the Korean at the Ariake Arena, in Koto Ku, in a new exhibition in front of his people after having had several date changes. He was originally scheduled to face Sam Goodman on Christmas Day but an injury to the Australian forced the bout to be rescheduled. 

Both ready to fight this January 24, however, Goodman was again affected by the injury, so the solution was to request a new opponent for the champion. 

In this case it will be the South Korean Joon Kim, who will have the most important fight of his career and the opportunity to show everyone his talent. A native of Seoul, he is 32 years old and has won three of his last four fights with knockouts to the three opponents he has defeated. 

The challenger knows he has little to lose and much to gain, so he will try to make a good impression and surprise the champion in this fight. 

Inoue has 28 wins, no losses and 25 knockouts, while Joon Kim comes into the fight with 21 wins, 2 setbacks, 2 draws and 13 knockouts. 


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