By Japan’s Naoya Inoue gave a masterclass of technical boxing to beat Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev by unanimous decision on Sunday and retain his undisputed super bantamweight world titles.
The unbeaten Inoue gradually picked off a fighter who had been described as the most dangerous opponent of his career to finish the final round in Nagoya in complete control.
“I’m not sure how this fight would have turned out if I had fought it the way he wanted to fight it in the first round,” said Inoue, who told the crowd that his next bout would be in Saudi Arabia in December.
