Naoya Inoue, Nonito Donaire Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) reveals GOAT ambition and vows to put on a career-best performance against Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) in Thursday’s WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
One of the biggest upsets in sports history took place in Tokyo when Buster Douglas shockingly beat Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship. Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs), an underdog 37-year-old WBA bantamweight champion, is hoping history repeats itself when he travels to the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan to face Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs), a 26-year-old IBF crownholder and arguably one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best.
ZOLANI TETE HAS thrown down the gauntlet to bantamweight rival Naoya Inoue, who is hot favourite to overcome Nonito Donaire in the final of the World Boxing Super Series this week. Boxing fans across the world were hoping for a dream Tete-Inoue match-up in the final of the WBSS when the Queensberry Promotions-backed South African joined the strong field of 118-pounders in the eight-man tournament that also included then world champions Ryan Burnett and Emmanuel Rodriguez.
‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) were both in confident moods at Monday’s medical check in Tokyo ahead of Thursday’s WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) is poised to tame Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) on November 7 in the WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) breaks down the WBSS Bantamweight Ali Trophy final against legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on November 7.
At the Ohashi Boxing Gym in Yokohama City, Japan, there was public training session with the sensational Japanese world champion (WBA 'regular' and IBF) Naoya "Monster" Inoue (18-0, 16KOs, 26 years old). Inoue is preparing for his upcoming fight with bantamweight 'super' champion of the WBA, Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire (40-5, 26KOs, 36 years old).
Naoya Inoue’s latest homecoming has truly become a Monster event. The three-division titlist and current unbeaten pound-for-pound entrant will play to a sold out crowd for his bantamweight title unification bout with legendary four-division titlist Nonito Donaire. Their Nov. 7 bout doubles as the finals for the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament, which will air live on DAZN from the main portion of the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
This past Monday at the Tokyo Dome Hotel in Tokyo, there was a press conference organized by Ohashi Boxing Gym Yokohama City. A big doubleheadler was officially announced for November 7th at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, with two world title fights.
Japan’s ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and legendary Filipino-American Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) met on Monday in Tokyo ahead of their showdown for the 118lb Ali Trophy at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on November 7.