Boxing-Inoue knocks out Nery to defend unified super bantamweight title

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Emmanuel Rodriguez v Naoya Inoue - IBF World Bantamweight Title & World Boxing Super Series Semi Final, The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Britain - May 18, 2019 Naoya Inoue celebrates winning the fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

(Reuters) - Undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue survived a first round knockdown to knock out challenger Luis Nery in the sixth and defend his undisputed super bantamweight world championship at the Tokyo Dome on Monday.

Inoue progressed to a professional record of 27-0, with 24 of his victories coming by KO or TKO. Mexico's Nery suffered the second knockout of his professional career, and fell to 35-2.