Naoya Inoue has reportedly signed an enormous $19.7 million sponsorship cope with Riyadh Season. The undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) may find yourself in some fascinating fights if His Excellency Turki Alalshikh can encourage him.
Yahoo Japan is reporting the signing by 31-year-old Inoue, who signed a profitable cope with Turki Alalshikh. Inoue is scheduled to defend his undisputed towards Sam Goodman on December twenty fourth on the Ariake Area in Tokyo.
Turki will need to put collectively nice fights, and it will be wonderful if he may select the highest fighters from the 126-, 130, and 135 for Inoue to struggle.
“Inoue is one of the best and strongest boxer of all time,” Alalshikh mentioned in an announcement. “He has a eager curiosity in Japan and the Japanese market. I hope he’ll grow to be an excellent and necessary ambassador for Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh Season.”
Turki hasn’t mentioned whether or not Inoue can be competing on his playing cards in Riyadh, however that may be the apparent motive why he would signal him to a profitable deal. Inoue is defending towards Goodman subsequent, however that’s not a high-profile match that may appeal to curiosity worldwide.
To get followers enthusiastic about ‘Monster’ Inoue combating in Riyadh, he must face somebody the place he’d be the underdog for a change as a result of he’s ALWAYS been the favourite in his fights.
That’s boring to the followers as a result of there’s no drama concerned. His Excellency must put Inoue in a state of affairs the place he WON’T be the favourite, and that may be towards Gervonta Davis, Shakur Stevenson, and Vasily Lomachenko.
Inoue’s signing may imply that he’ll struggle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reasonably than elsewhere just like the U.S. Followers need to see higher fights for him towards fighters from the featherweight division, however Inoue hasn’t made the dangerous transfer along with his profession.
If Turki can persuade Inoue to face some extra compelling opposition at 126, that may be a good way for the Japanese star to earn the $19M deal.
The criticism that followers have given Inoue is that he’s fought opposition that wasn’t thought-about elite, and he’s chosen to remain in a weak division at 122 reasonably than transfer as much as featherweight to face higher fighters. Individuals need to see Inoue struggle elite fighters like Gervonta Davis, Rafael Espinoza, Nick Ball, Robeisy Ramirez, and Brandon Figueroa.
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