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.

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

Naoya Inoue continued to build his legacy as the Japanese boxer brutally knocked out Ye Joon Kim on January 24. South Korean Kim stepped in on two weeks' notice after Inoue's original opponent, Sam Goodman,