Absolute world champion in the first featherweight Naoya Inoue stated that he is only focused on defending his titles against Sam Goodman in a fight scheduled for January 24, and does not shy away from a fight with the former world champion and WBA mandatory challenger Murodjon AkhmadalievSports.kz reports with reference to Allboxing.ru.
“Why would I avoid someone who lost to Tapales, there is no need for that,” Inoue wrote on social media. “If you want a fight, wait and keep winning.” Right now I'm completely focused on the Goodman fight.”
Akhmadaliev could have met Inoue last year in a fight for the title of absolute champion, but lost his WBA and IBF titles to the Filipino Marlon Tapales, whom Inoue defeated last December…
