Does Inoue keep No 1 on our pound-for-pound record after that dramatic struggle?

It was a startling sight: Inoue spinning round on his method all the way down to the canvas, arms flailing and senses scattered, within the very first spherical of this title defence. This occasion, the primary boxing card on the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome in 34 years, was because of be a celebration of Inoue – the undisputed super-bantamweight champion, arguably the pound-for-pound No 1, and inarguably a hero in Japan.

However 34 years on from Buster Douglas’s historic upset of Mike Tyson on the Dome, it appeared like one other upset was on the playing cards when Nery floored Inoue with a spiteful left hook in spherical one. It appeared like Nery was moments from a desecration of this celebration.

In contrast to Douglas, Nery had the pedigree of a former two-weight world champion, which means a ending sequence was a really actual prospect after that knockdown. As an alternative, Inoue – who had appeared totally bewildered whereas mendacity on the canvas – pulled off essentially the most daring of escapes.

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Simply on Inoue’s level about this being the Tokyo Dome’s first struggle in 34 years: The final occasion within the stadium was Buster Douglas’s historic upset of Mike Tyson.

And an upset appeared on within the first spherical of at the moment’s foremost occasion!