Shingo Inoue was awarded the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Coach of the 12 months for the nice 2024 he had as an impressive mentor of nice figures, particularly his pupil and son, Naoya Inoue.
The coach had two world champions within the yr. Each Naoya and Takuma Inoue, lived an excellent 2024 and had been very answerable for his father’s successful the award.
As for Naoya, he made two fights within the yr and in each of them he gained by knockout. The undisputed tremendous bantamweight champion defeated Luis Nery in Could by TKO6 and repeated the dose in opposition to TJ Doheny in September with a seven spherical victory. He was scheduled to combat Sam Goodman in December however needed to be postponed to January 24, 2025 because of harm.
Takuma additionally had an excellent 2024 with two defenses of the WBA bantamweight title. The primary was in opposition to Jerwin Ancajas with a KO9 through the month of February and the second in opposition to Sho Ishida in Could, whom he defeated by unanimous resolution. In October he misplaced to Seiya Tsutsumi and misplaced his belt however left an ideal impression in a combat of the yr candidate.
“Bomac” Honorable Point out
The WBA additionally acknowledged Brian McIntyre with an Honorable Point out for his nice work alongside the most effective pound-for-pound fighters on the earth, Terence Crawford. As well as, it highlights his contribution to boxing with the coaching of prospects and the social packages he has developed.
