Naoya Inoue is set to fulfill a mandatory defense of his undisputed junior featherweight title. Inoue will fight undefeated Australian boxer Sam Goodman on Christmas Eve, Top Rank announced on Thursday.

Monster” Naoya Inoue will defend his armful of 122-pound world titles against another unbeaten mandatory challenger in his next fight, with Aussie warrior Sam Goodman getting his turn against the pound-for-pound star.

Naoya Inoue is giving boxing fans an early Christmas present. Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) is set to defend his undisputed super bantamweight title against his mandatory challenger, Australia's Sam Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs), on Dec. 24 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The news was made official at a news conference in Japan on Thursday.

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (L) reacts after knocking down Australian boxer Jason Moloney during their bantamweight title bout at MGM Grand Conference Center on October 31, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mikey Williams,

Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue will defend his titles against Australia's Sam Goodman in Tokyo on Christmas Eve, it was announced Thursday. The fight

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will defend his four belts against #1  IBF/WBO contender Sam Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs) on December 24th,

Undisputed super bantamweight boxing world champion Naoya Inoue is set to face the IBF's and WBO's top-ranked Australian contender Sa

Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue will look to defend the undisputed super bantamweight title against the undefeated Sam Goodman in Tokyo on December 24.

Japanese world champion Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed super-bantamweight title against Sam Goodman in December.

Naoya Inoue’s first three-fight year since 2017, as Top Rank announced that he’ll face IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman on December 24th at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) opened the year by getting off the canvas to flatten Luis Nery,