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Ra’eese Aleem Wants To Welcome Naoya Inoue To The Jr.
Featherweight Division
WBO #1 Jr. Featherweight contender Ra'eese "The Beast" Aleem
(20-0, 12 KOs), the most avoided man in boxing, wants to
welcome the undisputed bantamweight world champion Naoya
Inoue (24-0, 12 KOs), better known by his nickname "The
Monster" to the 122 lbs. division.
"I would love to be the first man to hand Naoya Inoue his
first loss," said Aleem. "I believe Inoue is a true
champion, one who is willing to take on all comers, unlike
some of the champions in my division currently. He is
regarded as one of the best fighters of his era, and I truly
see myself as the man to dethrone him."
Aleem fought only once in 2022, defeating Mike Plania (27-2,
14 KOs) on the FS1 prelim of Andy Ruiz vs Luis Ortiz. His
lack of activity was not entirely his fault, as the division
as a whole was at a standstill with both unified champions
only fighting once, as well.
"We want this fight as soon as possible against 'The
Monster'," said Greg Hannley,
Aleem's manager and CEO of Prince Ranch Boxing. "All good
things have to come to an end, and Aleem is ready to become
a legend, and to do that he must beat one. We're ready to
talk. This is a very makeable fight. Let's give the fans the
fight they want to see."
For Aleem 2022 was a bit frustrating as despite being one of
the best fighters in the division, he couldn't land the big
fight that he deserves.
"It is frustrating as time isn't on my side, and I am
looking to get the most out of my career - and these
fighters have been avoiding me leading to severe droughts in
my ability to display my skills in the ring," concluded
Aleem. "I am the only fighter who is calling out Inoue.
Everyone else is scared. What is scarier, 'A monster' or 'A
beast'? Let's put both of our undefeated records on the line
and see!”
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