Nonito Donaire is one of the most historic figures in the history of boxing. The 36-year-old “Filipino Flash” has won multiple world championships in four different weight classes. Overall Donaire has won a total of eight different world title belts during his illustrious careers. Donaire is well regarded for the combination of superior hand speed combined with punching power. Donaire was also named Fighter of the Year in 2012. But now he will be facing one of the most daunting challenges of his career against Naoya Inoue for the unification Bantamweight title. Inoue is a three-weight world champion in his own right and is known as “The Monster” by way of a dominant undefeated career.
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Nonito Donaire +700
Naoya Inoue -1000
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On November 7, 2019 DAZN will present the World Boxing Association Super World and International Boxing Federation World Super Bantamweight unification title fight between Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 knockouts) and Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 knockouts) at the Super Arena, Saitama. This championship fight is scheduled for 12 rounds. This matchup is part of the World Boxing Super Series with the winner getting the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Fight Preview
For his part Naoya Inoue is eager to matchup against one of the legends of the ring.
"I can't wait for the final," Inoue said. "Donaire is to me a legend in the sport of boxing, and I am honored to be sharing the ring with him in the final. But I will do my very best to win against the legend to claim the Ali Trophy."
Inoue has been pleased with his training and preparation heading into this championship fight.
"I have been training in a more circumspectly satisfactory way. My weight loss is going smoothly without any problems and I am in better physical shape without any ups and downs in the condition of my body. Now I am 4 kilograms above the limit. I am planning to lower my body weight gradually and in a reasonable way."
Although Inoue is celebrated for his knockout prowess, he may be more conservative against Donaire.
"In my fight with Nonito Donaire, I do not darepursue a knockoutvictory, but, basically, I am going to win bya widedecision by doing smart boxing, and in every round, I'll finddifferent way of strategy to reach the twelfth round," Inoue said.
"I am notfocused onwinning byKO, but I have an image of being victorious through a decision, I understand more than enough that Nonito Donaire is a great boxer with the highest level of boxing IQ, whom I can't knock out with desire alone. I have to resort to my intelligence inside the ring so that I'll be able to defeat him. But, I will tell you that I'll throw myself into the fight with everything in search of landing that one punch that will give me the chance to end Donaire."
As for Donaire he will rely on his experience to prevail against Inoue.
"I am looking forward to the final in Japan and a great fight," Donaire said. "I have fought several world champions, and I will come well prepared. Inoue is an amazing fighter, but I saw flaws in his semifinal, and I think I can definitely create a game plan against him and win the Ali Trophy."
Boxing Betting Tips
Nonito Donaire is 36 and has a lot of name brand recognition that will be a draw to gamblers. But 26-year-old Naoya Inoue is undefeated for a reason and this fight is his to lose.
Boxing Odds Pick: Naoya Inoue
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With the boxing odds at BookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker Sportsbook. Nonito Donaire vs. Naoya Inoue takes place on November 7 at Super Arena, Saitama. The fight can be seen on DAZN.
