• Inoue announces Vegas plans after latest knockout win
• Japanese star lays claim as world’s best pound for pound
• Naoya Inoue knocks out Ye Joon Kim – as it happened

The Monster is coming to Las Vegas.

Naoya Inoue, the undefeated Japanese boxing star known as Kaibutsu (怪物), confirmed his plans for a spring fight in the United States after meting out a four-round destruction of South Korea’s Ye Joon Kim on Friday night to strengthen his claim as the world’s finest boxer regardless of weight.

• Japanese star retains all four major title belts at 122lbs
• Inoue lays claim as world’s top pound-for-pound boxer

Round 3

Kim lands a good combination to start the round between Inoue’s high guard but the champion responds with a straight right hand. Now Inoue is putting together his punches with alarming efficiency. Excellent body work from Inoue. Snappy, precise shots from Inoue, who is outthrowing and outlanding his South Korean foe. A mouse has appeared under the left eye of the challenger. Kim has given a commendable accounting of himself so far, but the gulf in class between the pair is apparent.