The Monster Strikes Again: Inoue Knocks out Butler To Become Undisputed Bantamweight Champion

By: Sean Crose

The Monster strikes once more. Naoya Inoue is now the undisputed bantamweight champion of the world courtesy of an eleventh spherical knockout of Paul Butler in Tokyo on Tuesday. Although he had entered the ring because the prohibitive favourite, the 23-0 Inoue needed to make the battle occur himself, because the 34-2 Butler employed a poorly executed defensive technique. Defensive preventing is usually a factor of magnificence – as long as it’s efficient. Butler’s technique was solely efficient in protecting him on his ft. At least that was the case till the penultimate spherical. As for Inoue – he regarded like Inoue, somebody’s whose skills seem virtually easy to carry out.

Still, the Hall of Fame certain champion made it a degree to complete his man off as soon as he had the prospect. Punch placement might be the strongest talent Inoue possesses and he launched a fusillade of blows in opposition to the hapless Butler within the eleventh after handily slicing off the ring on the Englishman. Sharp, highly effective punches to each the top and physique lastly despatched Butler to the mat, battered and bested. The referee didn’t even trouble to complete the rely, because the battle was clearly over. Inoue, who entered the ring with the WBA, WBC, and IBF bantamweight belts, was in a position to depart the ring with Foster’s WBO belt safely in his possession.

Yet Inoue made it clear his reign as undisputed bantamweight champion is perhaps transient. It seems he could also be shifting as much as 122.