The highly-anticipated unified tremendous bantamweight championship struggle between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire didn’t take lengthy to resolve. And, as soon as once more “the monster” demonstrated why he’s one of many prime pound-for-pound fighters within the sport.
Inoue bombed the 39 year-old Donaire and dispatched him in a second TKO Tuesday night time on the Saitama Sports activities Enviornment in Saitama Japan so as to add the WBC World Championship to his WBA and IBF World titles.
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In a rematch two and a half years in the making Inoue wasted no time leaping on a 39 year-old Dunaire and touchdown arduous mixtures within the first spherical. Then, within the closing 30 seconds of spherical one he dropped the Filipino champion with a strong proper hand of the jaw that clearly surprised him. Donaire beat the rely and the bell for the tip of the primary spherical saved him.
Nevertheless, because it seems that solely delayed the inevitable, which got here rapidly within the second spherical. That’s when “the monster” sped up his assault and continued to land arduous straight proper arms and a left hooks that staggered Donaire, once more.
Lastly one other thunderous right-left, one, two combo to the jaw dropped Donaire onto his again and he barely staggered up earlier than the rely of ten. referee Michael Griffin waved the struggle off at 1:24 of spherical two giving Inoue, 23-0, 20 KOs, an announcement knockout win and positioning him to change into Undisputed Bantamweight world champion within the close to future.
“The very first spherical, I acquired the left hook from Nonito,” Inoue mentioned although an interpreter publish struggle. “And, that punch made me get up and I stayed targeted for the struggle. “To have the ability to attain my standing up on the prime, I wanted to win this struggle. So, I simply determined to complete this struggle at this second.”
Tuesday’s win was the fourth straight knockout win for Inoue since he gained an incredible battle by choice over Donaire, who’s now 42-7, in December of 2019.
Britain’s Paul Butler holds the WBO 118-pound world title and could possibly be subsequent, as Inoue makes an attempt to make his mark as soon as and for all within the bantamweight division earlier than most likely transferring as much as 122 lb.
“My intention is to be the undisputed champion,” Inoue continued. “If I can try this throughout the 12 months of 2022, I’d love to remain on this division. But when I can’t, I’m able to [moving up to 122 pounds] and combating for a belt.”
