Paul Butler has shut down suggestions 'ring rust' might be a factor in his fight with Naoya Inoue and explained why he is 'quietly confident' ahead of the mega showdown.
Butler faces the biggest fight of his professional career when he takes on Inoue for the undisputed bantamweight title in Tokyo tomorrow. The 'Baby Faced Assassin', who was elevated from interim to full WBO champion in May, arrived in Japan on Monday as preparations for the bout continue.
Inoue made history back in June when he beat Nonito Donaire in a second-round technical knockout to became the first Japanese boxer to hold a world title from three different sanctioning bodies in a single weight division. Butler, however, hasn’t fought since beating Jonas Sultan at the M&S Bank Arena back in April, and some believe the 34-year-old could suffer as a result of his inactivity.
