Goodman injured, fight with Inoue postponed for January 24

Japan’s Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) was planning to defend his undisputed title in super-bantamweight on Christmas Eve. But his opponent Sam Goodman (19-0) of Australia got injured, so the fight had to be rescheduled for January 24.

Goodman’s gym announced on Saturday that he had cut his eye while sparring, with reports saying he needed four stitches.

Fight will be held at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

“I’m sorry to everyone who was looking forward to it,” 31-year-old Inoue wrote on his X account., external.

“We hope you will come again on the new dates. Let’s fight at our best.”