Inoue to Defend Undisputed Junior Featherweight Championship Against Nery in Tokyo

Despite a lifetime ban in Japan, Nery is expected to be reinstated for the May fight.

Inoue and Nery have agreed to a title fight in Tokyo in May for Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight championship.
Inoue, a four-division champion, secured the undisputed title with a tenth-round knockout of WBA/IBF titlist Tapales.
Nery, who is banned for life from fighting in Japan for missing weight and a doping violation, is expected to be reinstated for the fight.
Nery has won four consecutive fights since his sole professional defeat, a seventh-round TKO vs. Brandon Figueroa in a May 2021 title fight.
Inoue was named fighter of the year by the prestigious Ring Magazine, becoming the first Japanese boxer to receive this honor.