Naoya Inoue’s title protection pushed again from Christmas Eve to January 24 after Sam Goodman damage | Boxing Information

Naoya Inoue’s closing protection of his tremendous bantamweight world titles has been postponed from its unique Christmas Eve date after his challenger Sam Goodman suffered a minimize through the struggle.

Japanese star Inoue, undisputed in his division since knocking out Marlon Tapales a 12 months in the past, will now face Australian Goodman in Tokyo on Friday January 24.

Goodman’s camp introduced on Saturday that the 26-year-old suffered a minimize above his left eye, with the fighter receiving 4 stitches after what he known as on Instagram a “freak accident.”

Goodman has received all 19 of his skilled fights, eight of them by knockout, and was final within the ring in July when he beat Thailand’s Chainoi Worawut by unanimous choice.

Undefeated Inoue, who has 25 knockouts in 28 wins and stopped TJ Doheny in his earlier struggle in September, stated on social media: “I am sorry to everybody who was trying ahead to this. We hope you come again on the brand new dates.

“Let’s struggle as onerous as we are able to.”

Inoue turned undisputed bantamweight champion when he stopped Paul Butler in December 2022, earlier than shifting up in weight and persevering with to dominate.

The 31-year-old knocked out Luis Nery in Might this 12 months, then beat Doheny within the seventh spherical 4 months later.

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