Takuma Inoue survives a knockdown to beat Tenshin Nasukawa again and keep WBC title
Inoue was dropped in the seventh round of their Tokyo rematch but took over from there and won a unanimous decision.
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Takuma Inoue kept his WBC bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Tenshin Nasukawa in their rematch at the Toyota Arena in Tokyo on Sunday, despite being knocked down in the seventh round. The judges scored it 114-113, 116-111 and 116-111, Bad Left Hook reported.
Tenshin put Inoue down in the seventh and went after the finish, but Inoue got through it and took over from the eighth, coming forward and catching Tenshin at mid-range, according to Bad Left Hook's report.
It is the second time Inoue has beaten him. He won their first fight on points 10 months ago, and the rematch leaves Inoue 23-2 with five knockouts and Tenshin, the former kickboxer who was stopped by Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition in 2018, 8-2 with three. Our preview of the rematch has the background.
On the same card, Sam Goodman won the interim IBF super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Ryosuke Nishida, with scores of 114-111, 115-110 and 116-109. Goodman's only professional defeat came at featherweight against Britain's Nick Ball.
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