In less than two rounds, Japanese Inoue swept Filipino Donaire

The undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs) the Filipino was knocked down Nonito Donaire (42-7, 28 KO) in the second round to add the WBC world bantamweight title on their belts WBA and the IBF.

Inoue, who already defeated Donaire in 2019, ousted the 39-year-old rival veteran at the end of the first round, in serious warning of what would happen next. In the second, based on constant shrapnel of punches, he carried him against the ropes and ended up sending him to the canvas, raising his number of wins to 23 in most fights, including 20 by knockout.

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The first fight between Inoue and Donaire was Saitama was voted Fight of the Year by Boxing Writers Association of Americas, and the Japanese fighter had to overcome the broken eye socket to get the united victory in points.

The long -awaited rematch in the same venue turned out to be completely different. Inoue kept his nickname of ‘Monster’ to the ruthless domination of the Filipino.

In the second round, he hit Donaire with a left hook that rolled him over, before the blows caused ‘Filipino Flash‘on the ground, which prompted the referee to stop the fight.

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“My next goal is to consolidate the category titles. I’ve done all the stages and I’m keeping one. I have put myself in a good position and I want to focus on unifying the titles ”, said the boxer from Zama 29 years old, who only needs a WBO belt to achieve his goals.

This one was in the hands of the British Paul Butler33, who snatched the vacant WBO title from the former Philippine champion John Riel Casimero by beating his fellow Filipinos Jonah Sultan | by unanimous decision in April.