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Hearn has not held again Picture Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn has by no means been afraid to ruffle a number of feathers, and he has put certainly one of boxing’s largest stars on blast this week.
Although Hearn had reveals on either side of the Atlantic final weekend in Diego Pacecho vs Steven Nelson and Dalton Smith vs Walid Ouizza, his consideration was seemingly drawn elsewhere momentarily.
The one different card of observe came about on the Ariake Enviornment in Tokyo, the place Naoya Inoue defending his undisputed tremendous bantamweight title with a fourth spherical stoppage win over South Korea’s Ye Joon Kim.
The Matchroom boss has been incessantly calling for Inoue to face his cost Murodjon Akhmadaliev, a former unified titlist who’s at the moment obligatory for ‘The Monster’s WBA belt.
Nevertheless, the Japanese star is reportedly set to tackle WBC #1 contender Alan Picasso in Las Vegas subsequent – and, as such, Hearn has put him on blast in his newest interview with IFL TV.
‼️ Bob Arum has confirmed that Naoya Inoue will combat in Las Vegas NEXT 🎰🇺🇸
Inoue says he’ll then combat in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦#InoueKim pic.twitter.com/fHSxEhdZHd
“Why should Naoya Inoue get a pass to fight low level opponents and duck his mandatory? Not once, not twice – but three times!
“I feel like if that was AJ.. imagine if AJ had ducked Usyk. A lot of people said not to fight him, but he said, ‘No, I’m a champion and I want to be undisputed.’
“That’s what you do.
“Inoue’s undisputed and a pound-for-pound great. But I’ve got to say, his resume is pretty s*** to be honest with you.
Inoue destroyed Kim last Friday (Photo Credit: AP)
“I think Naoya Inoue is very disappointing as a champion. Fight fans need to wake up here as to what’s going on.
“He’s been ordered to fight MJ twice now. And he’s paid money to the WBA for a permit to avoid him!
Hearn claims Inoue is swerving Akhamdaliev (Photo Credit: Matchroom Boxing)
“Now he’s going to fight Picasso! He’s an artist isn’t he? He was last seen doing a little bit of pastel work somewhere! What the f***?”
It stays unclear whether or not or not Akhmadaliev will get his shot at Inoue, with traction additionally gaining for a all-Japan mega combat between the four-weight world champion and Junto Nakatani, in addition to a transfer as much as featherweight for a shot at Britain’s Nick Ball.
