(Page 3) Photo Document] Naoya Inoue, World Super Bantamweight Champion of 4 Unified Bantamweight Groups, “Cruel Fists” and “The Real Face of an Angel | FRIDAY DIGITAL

Photo Document] Naoya Inoue, World Super Bantamweight Champion of 4 Unified Bantamweight Groups, “Cruel Fists” and “The Real Face of an Angel

 The best shots of a former professional boxer photographer who was fascinated by the rare monster and continued to photograph him for 12 years

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With his younger brother Takuma (28, WBA bantamweight champion). Mr. Yamaguchi says that Takuma’s smile in between training sessions is as gentle and calm as an angel’s.
Stamina’s expression after sandbagging. By pushing himself so hard that he can’t get up, he gains inexhaustible stamina” (Mr. Yamaguchi).
Commemorative photo by his mother, Miho. According to Mr. Yamaguchi, “I haven’t seen her in the ring recently, but she was photographed at ringside during the Tapales match.
A shot taken during the interview. Shingo’s father, Miho (left), who is not good at taking pictures, smiles. I want to become a photographer who is said to be the best in the world at taking pictures of him,” said Yamaguchi.

The Greatest Boxer of All Time, Going to Unprecedented Places

Naoya Inoue was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1993. In ’22, he became the first Japanese boxer to win the PFP No. 1 ranking.

From the February 23, 2024 issue of FRIDAY

  • Photographed by Hiroaki Yamaguchi

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