The ‘Monster’ Inoue knocks out Mexican Luis Nery at the Tokyo Dome

Tokio. Japanese boxer Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, undisputed super bantamweight champion, knocked out Mexican Luis Nery in the sixth round and defended his belts, on Monday at the Tokyo Dome stadium.

The more than 45 thousand spectators at the famous venue held their breath when Nery sent the Japanese to the ground with a powerful left kick in the first round. But the ‘Monster’ recovered and knocked down the Mexican in the next round, then sent Pantera to the canvas again in the fifth and knocked him out definitively in the sixth, with a right hook.

After he visited the canvas in the first episode, Inoue took over the fight and put his fists at will in the face of Panther Nery, who was obviously hurt every time he received a hit from the Japanese. The final blow in the sixth episode was devastating and left him sitting against the ropes, completely out of combat.

This was the first boxing event held in the legendary Tokyo Dome since the almost unknown James ‘Buster’ Douglas defeated the until then undefeated heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in February 1990, one of the most unexpected results in boxing history. this sport.

After Monday’s fight, Inoue improved his personal record to 27-0, with 24 wins by KO. This was his first fight since he became the undisputed super bantamweight world champion in December.

The Japanese is a star in his country and is the second man to become undisputed champion at two different weights since the four-belt era began in 2004, after the American Terence Crawford.