
Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire 2
DONAIRE IS DEMOLISHED IN TWO ROUNDS BY INOUE.
Naoya Inoue, a Japanese star and pound-for-pound boxer, smashed Filipino boxing legend Nonito Donaire Jr in two rounds at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Tuesday night, putting an end to their bantamweight rivalry. As the division’s unified champion, Inoue added the WBC bantamweight title to his WBA and IBF titles.
Inoue used his stiff punches to keep Donaire at away from the start, denying the Filipino the chance to react with his lethal lefts. Inoue fired a short right to the middle near the conclusion of the round, catching Donaire on the chin and putting the 39-year-old veteran to the canvas for the first time. As Donaire points out,