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TIWALA si WBA at IBF bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (22-0, 19 KOs) na ang kanyang lakas ay mararamdaman ni WBC 118-pound champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs) sa kanilang rematch sa Super Arena sa Saitama, Japan sa June 7.
Matatandaan na ang kanilang unang sagupaan noong Nobyembre 2019 ay dineklarang Fight of the Year ng Ring Magazine na napanalunan ng 28-year-old Japanese superstar via unanimous decision.
Sa nasabing laban, bumagsak si Donaire, 39, sa tinamong liver shot sa 11th round pero mas grabe ang ipinalasap niyang ganti kay Inoue na kung saan ay binasag niya ang orbital bone nito.
“I’m very much motivated to display my improved real power to Donaire,” sabi ni Inoue. “Whatever strategy he may select and show, I’ll cope with him with no problem since I’m in great shape.
“Last time I had a grueling fight with him, but this time it won’t become like that. I’ll be convincingly victorious without fail.”
Nasungkit ni Donaire ang unang world title noong 2007 nang pabagsakin niya si IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan sa 5th round sa pamamagitan ng kanyang makamandag na left hook.
Pagkaraan ng 14 taon ay nasungkit naman niya ang WBC bantamweight belt laban sa walang talong Frenchman na si Nordine Oubaali sa 4th round.
Matagumpay na naipagtanggol ni Donaire ang kanyang korona laban sa walang talong si Reymart Gaballo nung Disyembre via 4th round knockout.
“Our first fight was brutal and amazing, it was a classic, but the rematch is going to be even better,” sabi ni Donaire.
“I am heading into this monumental fight with a new mindset, because the first contest with Inoue was an awakening for me and I now know I can defeat him.
“I am incredibly grateful for the work of Richard and Probellum in helping to make this fight a reality because it is not only the fight I wanted, but the one the world wanted as well.
“June 7, in Japan, is going to be a special evening for the sport and make no mistake, it will end in a Donaire victory.”
