Kim, a 32-year-old native of South Korea, filled in on late notice to replace Australia's Sam Goodman, a mandatory challenger who twice pulled out of scheduled bouts against Inoue over the past two months due to a cut suffered in sparring.

Naoya Inoue made quick work of late-replacement Ye Joon Kim, stopping him in the fourth round to remain the undisputed junior featherweight champion on Friday at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Kim gave a spirited effort,

Follow along for round-by-round updates as Naoya Inoue puts his undisputed crown on the line against Ye Joon Kim.