Although the good news is that after this fight, he might go to the US as per Bob Arum because they said that Inoue will be jumping up in weight class. And most of the champions at 126 lbs are US base so it's only right that he will go and fight in the US moving forward.
I really hope that news has some substance because, honestly, I’ve been hearing rumors too, that Inoue isn’t done yet and plans to keep defending his title after this fight. The longer he stays in this division, the more his popularity risks taking a hit. It’s like he’s holding back the hype by not challenging himself against boxers who have a shot at beating him, real champions. Dominant wins are great, but if there’s no real competition, it starts to lose its spark.
Yeah, it's because he is supposedly to fight Murodjon Akhmadaliev, to clean up the division for good. But Sam Goodman got the fight and so it's like Murodjon Akhmadaliev is clamouring for a fight, or least Inoue give him the credit as he is a former champion.
However, he has nothing to offer to Inoue at this point and so just like you, this should be Inoue's last fight in the division. And we really wanted him to fight in the US and not just box in Japan and moving him for him, there will be a lot of competitions because he might be small at 126 lbs, or we will not known if he is really that good if he don't want to go to US and move up in the next weight class.