That is likely to be a thread that covers the return of Vasyl Lomachenko as he takes on former Undisputed World Champion George Kambosos Jr in Australia next weekend as the big fight nights continue.
And we are now just a couple of weeks out from the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion being crowned, the first of two huge cards to come from Saudi Arabia when the entire Division will be shaken up ahead of a rumoured huge Wembley card expected to be headlined by Anthony Joshua.
It has been mentioned before, but the next several weeks are going to be massively exciting for Boxing fans with some top World level fights, as well as some quality domestic fights that may be setting up the stars of the future.
Naoya Inoue vs Luis Nery
The Monster has heard one or two criticisms about him deciding to defend his World Titles in Japan rather than in the United States, but Naoya Inoue has made the point that he is not exactly performing in front of empty Arenas. Instead he is a major star in his home country and another major event will be taking place in Tokyo when Inoue defends his Undisputed Champion status in the Bantamweight Division.
At this point you have to wonder if Inoue will only be beaten when he moves to a weight class too far, much as Vasyl Lomachenko has done.
The Featherweight Champions will not hold a lot of fear for Naoya Inoue and all that he has achieved, but first a bit of almost personal business has to be dealt with.
This angle has been refuted by Naoya Inoue, but Luis Nery is Public Enemy Number One in Boxing circles in Japan.
The Mexican had two crushing wins over Shinsuke Yamanaka in the space of seven months, but Luis Nery failed a drugs test after the first win and was significantly overweight for the second. Neither of these situations went down very well with those in Japan and he was actually not allowed to fight here before this bout was signed off.
With that in mind, the feeling is that the authorities will have signed off for this fight to take place in Japan with a real belief that Naoya Inoue can punish Luis Nery for his previous mistakes.
Unsurprisingly Naoya Inoue has denied this being the case, but The Monster is someone who is going to come forward and unleash some massive shots and it will be interesting to see how Luis Nery stands up to the punishment. The former Super Bantamweight World Champion is looking to regain his World Titles having been beaten by Brandon Figueroa to lose his Belts.
Luis Nery has put four solid wins together since that loss, and the power he brings into the ring means we could see something of a shoot out between the two fighters.
The feeling is that Naoya Inoue can get the better of the exchanges and he is likely going to punish Luis Nery where he can.
The former Champion is not someone expected to take a backward step, but that may suit Naoya Inoue all the more and the current Undisputed World Champion can win in impressive style as he breaks down and concludes this one somewhere in the middle Rounds.
MY PICKS: Naoya Inoue to Win Between 5-8 @ 2.75 Sky Bet (1 Unit)
Boxing 2024: 18-28, + 13.12 Units (65 Units Staked, + 20.18% Yield)
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