Naoya Inoue continues preparations for New Year's return (photo)

WBO super flyweight champion 24-year-old Japanese Naoya Inoue nicknamed "Monster" is preparing for the seventh defense of his title, which he will have this Saturday, on New Year's Eve in Yokohama, against Frenchman Yoan Boyeaux. The upcoming meeting will be the main event of the evening at the Bunka Jym arena from the local promotional organization Ohashi Promotions.

In his previous fight, which took place this September, Inoue made his debut on the US television channel HBO, when in Carson, California, broke the resistance of Antonio Nieves.

Photos by Naoki Fukada.