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When is Naoya Inoue's next fight? How to watch

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Watch Inoue vs. Goodman on ESPN+ (U.S. only)

Pound-for-pound superstar Naoya Inoue is set to defend his undisputed world super bantamweight title against unbeaten Australian Sam Goodman.

The fighters will square off Christmas Eve, with both men looking to extend the respective perfect records.

For Goodman, the bout will be his first with a world title on the line, as the 26-year-old rising star has fought his way to mandatory status.

Meanwhile, 31-year-old Inoue is no stranger to bouts of this magnitude as every fight he's been in for over a decade has had some form of world title on the line.

Inoue vs. Goodman date and start time

Naoya Inoue and Sam Goodman's undisputed world super bantamweight title fight will be held at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena.

Exact timings will be confirmed at a later date.

Date: Tuesday, December 24
Time: TBA
Main event ringwalks (approx): TBA

Inoue vs. Goodman: How to watch

U.S.: ESPN+
UK: Sky Sports+

Fans in the United States can watch the fight on ESPN+ (click here for more details) .

Inoue vs. Goodman fight card

Naoya Inoue vs. Sam Goodman; for Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight championship
Yoshiki Takei vs. Yuttapong Tongdee; for Takei's WBO bantamweight title
Goki Kobayashi vs. Yuni Takada; strawweight
Jin Sasaki vs. Shoki Sakai; welterweight
Tsubasa Narai vs. Kai Watanabe; lightweight
Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Misaki Hirano; junior featherweight

Inoue vs. Goodman: Tale of the tape

Naoya Inoue record and bio

Nationality: Japanese
Date of birth: April 10, 1993
Height: 5' 5.5"
Reach: 67.5"
Total fights: 28
Record: 28-0 (25 KOs)

Sam Goodman rercord and bio

Nationality: Australian
Date of birth: October 10, 1998
Height: 5' 7"
Reach: 67"
Total fights: 19
Record: 19-0 (8 KOs)

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