Two-time world champion and commentator Shawn Porter determined the best finish of 2023 in boxing.
Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) was named the best boxer of the year according to the American television channel ESPN. Over the past twelve months, the Japanese have won Stephen Fulton And Marlon Tapales, becoming the undisputed world champion in the second featherweight division.
Naoya Inoue (26-0, 13 KOs), despite his last victory and unification of all championship belts in the second bantamweight division, did not overtake Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) in the ranking of the best boxers in the world without division into weight categories according to Ring magazine.
Absolute world champion in boxing in the second bantamweight division Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) summed up the results of the fight with Marlon Tapales (37-4, 19 KOs).
A boxing show recently concluded in Tokyo, headlined by a bout between Naoya Inoue and Marlon Tapales. At stake in this confrontation was the title of absolute world champion in the second bantamweight division.