Naoya "Monster" Inoue vs. Samartlek Kokietgym, retaining WBC light flyweight title, September 5, 2014

Japanese wonder kid Naoya Inoue became the fastest Japanese champion when he stopped Adrian Hernandez. In his very next fight he became the fastest Japanese fight to defend a title as he retained his WBC Light Flyweight title and stopped Thailand's tough Samartlek Kokietgym. (more)

Naoya "The Monster" Inoue vs Adrian "Big Bang" Hernandez's WBC light flyweight title, April 6, 2014

The fight started with Inoue looking sharp. This didn't look like a 20 year old kid stepping up to the world level for the first time, instead it looked like a fighter fulfilling his destiny and he looked immediately at ease as he and Hernandez both went to work from the off. Although Hernandez did get through, with more than just one or two shots, it was the speed and accuracy of Inoue that seemed to be the telling factor with the Japanese fighter landing some lovely crisp combinations. (more)

Naoya Inoue captures WBO super flyweight title by Knocking out Omar Narvaez, December 31, 2014

Only eight fights into his professional career, Japanese prodigy Naoya Inoue claimed his second world title in eight months on Tuesday as he scored four knockdowns and blew away junior bantamweight titleholder Omar Narvaez in the second round at Metropolitan Gym in Tokyo. The fight headlined a card featuring three world title bouts, and the 21-year-old Inoue (8-0, 7 KOs) stole the show.(more)