Boxing world championship returns to Ariake Arene in Tokyo, Japan with Naoya Inoue vs Sam Goodman. Battling it out on Christmas Eve, the undefeated Japanese star defends his undisputed super bantamweight title against the unbeaten contender of Australia.

In the co-feature, Japan’s Yoshiki Takei defends his WBO bantamweight title against Yuttapong Tongdee of Thailand.

• Event: Naoya Inoue vs Sam Goodman
• Date: Friday 24 January 2025
• Start time: 3 a.m. ET
• Location: Ariake Arene in Tokyo, Japan

Inoue vs Goodman Fight Card:

• Naoya Inoue vs Sam Goodman, 12 rounds, super bantamweight – Inoue’s WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF titles
• Yoshiki Takei vs Yuttapong Tongdee, 12 rounds, bantamweight – Takei’s WBO title
• Goki Kobayashi vs Yuni Takada, 12 rounds, minimumweight – Kobayashi’s WBO Asia Pacific title
• Jin Sasaki vs Shoki Sakai, 12 rounds, welterweight – Sasaki’s WBO Asia Pacific title
• Tsubasa Narai vs Kai Watanabe, 10 rounds, lightweight
• Toshiki Shimomachi vs Misaki Hirano, 10 rounds, super bantamweight