Kai Watanabe

The Monster Show must go on. Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed super bantamweight crown against Korean challenger Ye Joon Kim on Friday, Jan. 24, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Inoue was scheduled to face undefeated Australian contender Sam Goodman, who withdrew from the bout twice due to cuts sustained in sparring. Kim, who is 2-0 on Japanese soil, stepped in on short notice to face the pound-for-pound stalwart.

The highlight of "NTT Docomo Presents Lemino BOXING PHOENIX BATTLE150" is the 8-round welterweight bout. WBO-AP welterweight No. 3 Tsutomu Sasaki (Hachioji Nakaya) will face off against Marlon Pania Morgan (Philippines). In addition, all 7 bouts will be exclusively streamed, including the 8th round of the Super Featherweight 10 Million Tournament Preliminaries!