Naoya Inoue's Title Fight with Sam Goodman Postponed to January

The December 24 bout was delayed after Goodman suffered a training injury, rescheduling the fight for January 24 in Tokyo.

Sam Goodman sustained a cut above his left eye during final sparring, requiring four stitches and a four-week recovery period.
The fight, originally scheduled for Christmas Eve, has been rescheduled for January 24 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Naoya Inoue, with a 28-0 record and 25 knockouts, views the delay as an opportunity to further prepare for his third title defense as undisputed super bantamweight champion.
Goodman, the mandatory challenger with a 19-0 record, is ranked No. 4 in the junior featherweight division and had been preparing to challenge Inoue for the IBF and WBO titles.
Inoue’s next mandatory defense after Goodman is expected to be against Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev, who has publicly called for the fight.