Inoue Fighter of the 12 months
Fighter of the 12 months?
A number of information sources have introduced Terence Crawford as their winner.
A worthy selection for certain.
Crawford defeated Canelo Álvarez final September in Nevada. Crawford moved up two weight divisions to problem Alvarez. Many figured that the previous undisputed three-weight champion, who gained the light-weight title in 2014, was biting off greater than he might chew.
Nope.
Crawford outworked and outfoxed Alvarez over 12 rounds within the largest boxing occasion of the yr. He retired final month undefeated in 42 fights.
Worthy however…
I’m old-fashioned.
I like exercise.
Crawford fought as soon as in 2025.
There was one other fighter who fought 4 instances in 2025, dominantly profitable all of them.
He’s the undisputed super-bantamweight champion with the very best nickname in boxing.
Naoya “The Monster” Inoue is 32-0 with 27 knockouts. He whipped Ye Joon Kim, Ramon Cardenas, Murodjon Akhmadaliev, and, final week, David Picasso.
Inoue stopped Joon Kim to get his yr off to a rip-roaring begin.
Up subsequent was Cardenas, who was powerful and rugged. Inoue was floored in spherical two when he ran right into a counter left hook. Inoue signaled to his nook that he was okay. Huge underdog Cardenas had come to Las Vegas to win, and let fly with hooks to the physique and head. Inoue countered with fast and harsh bodywork. His mixture punching was flawless and exact.
Inoue knocked Cardenas down in spherical seven and stopped him a couple of minutes later.
Final September, Inoue met former tremendous bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev. The man entered the combat with some pop, however Inoue overwhelmed him with hand pace and accuracy.
Inoue boxed undefeated Picasso just a few days after Christmas.
As standard, he was energetic and correct. Pacheco had no solutions.
Naoya Inoue is Maxboxing Fighter of the 12 months for 2025
