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Naoya Inoue handing back the WBC championship belt to an opponent in a dramatic, empty stadium setting, as several featherweight contenders look on from the background, symbolising his move to featherweight.

Naoya Inoue Vacates WBC Belt — Featherweight Switch Imminent?

Naoya Inoue has officially vacated his WBC super-bantamweight belt, fuelling talk of a featherweight move. But can his trademark power hold up at 126lbs? CMBoxing takes a closer look.

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Stylised boxing-themed graphic showing two silhouetted fighters facing off, with bold text reading “‘Stay Busy’ Fights Are Killing Momentum – Time to Scrap Them?”, highlighting the issue of stay busy fights boxing and their impact on the sport.

‘Stay Busy’ Fights Are Killing Momentum — Time to Scrap Them?

Boxing’s full of old-school wisdom. Keep your hands up. Protect yourself at all times. And if you’re not injured? Stay active. But in 2025, that last one’s started to wear thin. Because staying busy used to mean taking real fights — now, it often means padding your record, dodging risk, and boring the life out

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