Naoya Inoue, a two-group unification champion of professional boxing and bantamweight, attended a press conference for the unification of the title with Filipino Nonito Donaire on the 7th of this month, saying, "It's just a passing point." I was confident.
Inoue, the bantamweight champion of the WBA = World Boxing Association and the IBF = International Boxing Federation, will be the WBC = World Boxing Council champion, Nonito Donea of the Philippines, in Saitama City on the 7th of this month. We will play against each other for unity.
In 2019, the two will compete in a tournament where world champions from different organizations will compete in the World Boxing Super Series, which will determine the strongest player in that class, and Inoue will win the decision.
Before the match, Inoue and Donaire attended a press conference at a hotel in Yokohama on the 3rd.
Inoue said, "I'm excited about the match for the first time in 2 years and 7 months. I think it will be a fun day for me and my fans," he said.
And, based on the goal of unifying the throne among the four major professional boxing groups, he said, "It will be an important battle for the unification of the four groups. It is just a passing point for the unification." I did.
On the other hand, Donaire said, "I think this will be the biggest match of my career. I am highly motivated, so I want to maintain that feeling."