Naoya Inoue, who unified the titles of the three groups in professional boxing and bantamweight, attended a press conference one night after the match and said, "I'm not tired yesterday and I'm highly motivated. I want to start practicing with this feeling." He talked about his motivation for the next match as soon as possible.
Inoue, who was the unification champion of the WBA = World Boxing Association and the IBF = International Boxing Federation, was the champion of the WBC = World Boxing Council, Noneto Donea of the Philippines at the championship unification match held in Saitama City on the night of the 7th. We won the players in two rounds and technical knockouts, and became the first Japanese player to unify the three groups.
On the 8th, one night after the match, Inoue attended a press conference at the Ohashi Gym in Yokohama, where he belonged. I think I did it. It was a content that I could get 100 points. "
When asked what he wanted to do now, he said, "I want to practice. I'm not tired yesterday and I'm highly motivated. I want to start practicing with this feeling." Told.
To unify the titles of the four major bantamweight groups, the remaining one is the WBO = World Boxing Organization, and champion Paul Butler of the United Kingdom will be a candidate for the next match.
Inoue said, "We have reached the unification of the four groups. We want to aim for the true number one in the bantamweight class."
Jim's chairman Hideyuki Ohashi said about the match against Butler, "I want to make it happen by the end of the year. I want to make it my first goal."