Naoya Inoue returns in Tokyo defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against late notice challenger Ye Joon Kim, and we’ll be here with live updates for the two-fight stream.
American fans can watch via ESPN+ beginning at 4:15 am ET on Friday, January 24. It is expected that Inoue vs Kim will begin at roughly 5:45 am ET.
In the co-feature, welterweights Jin Sasaki and Shoki Sakai will meet in a 12-round bout.
Inoue was originally slated to face a mandatory challenger, Australia’s Sam Goodman, with that matchup having already been postponed from its original date last month. Goodman was again injured in training camp, and Kim was drafted in as a replacement opponent. The 32-year-old South Korean is stepping up enormously in competition.
Main Card (ESPN+, 4:15 am ET)
- Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) vs Ye Joon Kim (21-2-2, 13 KO), super bantamweights, 12 rounds, for Inoue’s undisputed championship (WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO titles)
- Jin Sasaki (18-1-1, 17 KO) vs Shoki Sakai (29-14-3, 15 KO), welterweights, 12 rounds