Naoya Inoue could face Murodjon Akhmadaliev

After facing Ramon “Dynamite” Cardenas, Naoya Inoue could have his next opponent.

At the press conference after his fight against Cardenas, Inoue mentioned Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev as a possible opponent. The fight, if made, would take place in September of this year in Japan.

“MJ”, as Murodjon is nicknamed, holds a record of 13-1 with 10 KOs.

This would be title fight #27 in a row for “Monster” Inoue.

It was also mentioned at the conference that “Monster” will possibly face fellow countryman, Junto Nakatini in May of next year.