November 23, 2024

Donaire to fight Inoue for WBA Super World & IBF World bantamweight title

DAVAO CITY — World Boxing Association Super bantamweight champion

Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire will fight dangerous International

Boxing Federation World bantamweight champion Naoya “Monster” Inouya

of Japan in a double championship fight on Nov. 27 at the Super Arena at

Saitama, Japan.The 36-year old Donaire (40W-5L-0D, 26KO) knockout

Stephen Young of USA in the 6th round last April 27 in Cajun Dome,

Lafayatte, USA to retain his WBA Super bantamweight title and vacant

World Boxing Council Diamond bantamweight title.Donaire retired Ryan

Burnett of United Kingdom in the 4th round last Nov. 3 in Glasgov.The

undefeated Inouya, on the other hand registered his 18th straight victory

with 16 knockouts last May 18 by stopping Emmanuel Rodriguez of Puerto

Rico in the 2nd round.


Inouya earlier knockout Juan Carlos Payano of Dominican Republic in the

1st round last Oct. 7  in the WBA World bantamweight title in Arena,

Yokohama. (Lito delos Reyes)

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