One of the greatest boxers in the world, “The Monster” Naoya Inoue, is back to defend his Undisputed Junior Featherweight Championship against Murodjon Akhmadaliev on Sunday, September 14, in the United States.
Inoue, 32, is 30-0 with 27 knockouts and is highly regarded as a top three pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He has won 11 straight contests and 19 of 20 via knockout. Inoue showed against Ramon Cardenas that even when he faces adversity, he can bounce back in a big way. Inoue is one of the most active pound-for-pound fighters in the world, having fought six times in the last two years. Even as he ages in his 30s, Inoue continues to dominate opponents.
As always for Inoue, he is once again a massive favorite at -1000 with Akhmadaliev being a +600 underdog on DraftKings Sportsbook. Inoue is still -260 to win this bout by KO/TKO/DQ, with the fight having an over/under of 9.5 rounds, with the under being -135.
Akhmadaliev has a 14-1 record with 11 knockouts of his own and has finished his three previous opponents after suffering his first career defeat in 2023. His loss was against Marlon Tapales, a fighter whom Inoue finished.
Here is the full fight card for Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev. This event begins at 4:00 a.m. ET.
Main Card
Undisputed Junior Featherweight Title Bout | 12 rounds
Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev
WBO Bantamweight Title Bout | 12 rounds
Yoshiki Takei vs. Christian Medina
Vacant WBA Regular Strawweight Title Bout | 12 rounds
Yuni Takada vs. Ryusei Matsumoto
Lightweight Bout | 10 rounds
Yudai Murakami vs. Taiga Imanaga
Junior Lightweight Bout | 8 rounds
Ei Go vs. Shunpei Ohata
