Naoya Inoue posts “Reflection Video” against Donaire and expresses his determination Fan “Double Return” Expectations “Next is the perfect KO”: J-CAST News[Full text display]

WBA World Bantamweight Champion Naoya Inoue (Ohashi, 29) of professional boxing updated Twitter on May 24, 2022, and WBC World Bantamweight Champion Nonito is scheduled for June 7 at Saitama Super Arena.・ Posted a comment of determination for a rematch with Donaire (Philippines, 39).

Inoue attached a video of the match against Donaire in November 19 and posted “I’m gonna get it.” The video was released on official Twitter by the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), and contains a scene in which Inoue ate Donaire’s right straight and lost his balance.


  • Inoue hitting the right into Donaire (Photo: Afro)

  • Inoue hitting the right into Donaire (Photo: Afro)

Inoue, who won the first match, broke his right eye orbit and nose.

In the slow-moving video, Donaire’s right straight catches Inoue’s face, and you can see the impact that Inoue’s face is greatly distorted.

The first match against Donaire was held as the WBSS bantamweight final (Saitama Super Arena), and Inoue took down in the 11th inning and won the 3-0 (116-111, 117-109, 114-113) decision to defend the title. succeeded in.

The match against Donaire was selected as the best match of the year by the US boxing magazine “The Ring” and the US sports agency “ESPN”, and received high praise worldwide. Inoue, who cut his right eye with Donaire’s left hook in the second inning, broke two places in his right eye, the orbital floor and the nose, in return for the victory. After the match, Inoue revealed that his right eye was double-looking.

After the match against Donaire, Inoue played three games and won all KOs and TKOs to defend the title. On the other hand, Donaire relaunched in May 2009, defeating WBC world bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali (France) four times with a KO to win the title. In December of the same year, he succeeded in unifying the title by defeating WBC class provisional champion Reymart Gaballo (Philippines) four times with a KO.

Fans responded to the extraordinary expression of Inoue’s determination for the rematch, “Please double back”, “Reassuring words”, “I hope you will win overwhelmingly with the content of your heart”, “Next is the perfect KO. Comments such as “ne” and “too convincing” were received.

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