The good news for Naoya Inoue and hardcore boxing fans alike is that the rest of the mainstream sports world is finally starting to get a glimpse at just how great “The Monster” truly is.
Inoue, a three-division champion from Japan, defended his pair of 118-pound titles last weekend when he dropped mandatory challenger Michael Dasmarinas three times to the body en route to a third-round TKO.
The fight was the second straight for Inoue in the United States after joining forces with co-promoter Top Rank, which saw Inoue’s fights showcased in primetime on ESPN for Americans who previously were largely forced to seek out illegal streams at odd times in the day to watch his fights globally.
As it turns out, Inoue hasn’t been simply as good as advertised, he has been even better.
