Naoya Inoue coming to U.S. in 2016, could he face Chocolatito Gonzalez?

22-year-old Japanese star and current WBO super flyweight titleholder Naoya Inoue will reportedly be coming to the United States in 2016, with Asian Boxing reporting that a rematch with Argentina's Omar Narvaez is likely in the cards, which would be on HBO to set up a potential showdown with Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez. Inoue knocked out Narvaez in two rounds on December 30, 2014, in his first fight at super flyweight after jumping two divisions.

Inoue (8-0, 7 KO) has already won world titles at both 108 and 115 pounds, and Gonzalez (44-0, 38 KO) could be looking to move up sooner than later as he attempts to win a world title in a fourth weight class, after dominating at 105, 108, and 112. Gonzalez is currently a hot property at HBO, and K2's Tom Loeffler spoke this past weekend about Gonzalez possibly graduating to HBO main events next year. A battle with Inoue could be the sort of fight that makes that a reality.

Inoue will next be in action on December 29, facing Warlito Parrenas (24-6-1, 21 KO) of the Philippines in Tokyo. That card will also feature an IBF junior flyweight title fight between Javier Mendoza and Akira Yaegashi.