The Long-Awaited Clash: Hearn’s Campaign Brings Inoue and Akhmadaliev to Japan On Sunday

Promoter Eddie Hears The Clash is Undisputed Super Bantamweight Champion Naoya Inoue and Murodjon Akhmadaliev is a “50-50” One for This Sunday, September 14, 2025, at The Ig Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Hearn Promoters Interim 122-LB Champion Akhmadaliev (14-1, 11 Kos), and Feels That Fight Is Happening Is The Pressure Than Pressure Than Press (30-0, 27 Kos) to Take Thi Fight. He’s Been At Close to Two Years, Calling for ‘Monster’ to Take The Fight. Now, he’s finally Gotten His Wish.

The US Viewership Challenge

Inouue Will Be His Four IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO 122-LB titles in What could be the Toughest Fight of His Career. Up to now, The Hardest Fight Was His First Bout Against Nonito Donaire 7, 2019. That was a 36-year-old Version of Donaire That inoue Fought.

The Inoue vs. Akhmadaliev Event Starts at 4:00 AM et / 1:00 am PT, Live on Fight Sports Max this Sunday, September 14, 2025.

The Reason Londover-Akhmadaliev Being Scheduled for this Sunday Is Avoid Conflicting With The Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford Event This Saturday, September 13. By Scheduling Inoue vs. Akhmadaliev on Sunday, It Maximizes Viewership By Avoiding Competing With Saturday’s Event.

“Inoon Against Mj Is One in Boxing. I Have To Respect It Because The People Around Him Don’t Fight That to take,” Said Matchroom Promoter Eddie Hearn to Ring Magazine.

Hearn Is Going A Little Overboard With His Praise Of The Inoue vs. MJ Fight. It’s A Good One, But It’s Not One That Fans Will See In The Us Due To The Absence of A Major Broadcast Network Showing. Also, The Early 4:00 AM ET START TIME OF THE EVENT WILT HURT BIEWERSHIP.

Hearn’s “50/50” Stance

“I Feel Like Them To Take To Take It. I See It Tok It.

He’s A Good Fighter, ‘Monster,’ “Said Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum to Boxing Scene, Talking Ab Akhmadaliev Not Being On The Level of Inoue.