Nonito Donaire liked what he saw from IBF/WBA bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs) with his third round knockout victory over Michael Dasmarinas (30-3-1, 20 KOs) last Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Unbeaten IBF/WBA bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs) made it look easy in destroying a badly overmatched #1 IBF challenger Michael Dasmarinas (30-3-1, 20 KOs) in the third round on Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Tonight, Naoya Inoue will have his second consecutive fight in Las Vegas and his third fight in America. The bantamweight destroyer, a huge star in his native Japan, is starting to enjoy star status in the US.
IBF/WBA bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue (20-0, 17 KOs) came in at the limit at 118 lbs for his title defense against #1 IBF Michael Dasmarinas (30-2-1, 20 KOs) on Friday at their weigh-in for Saturday’s headliner on ESPN at the Virgil Hotels Las Vegas.
In what is a jammed-packed weekend of quantity over quality, Jermall Charlo, Naoya Inoue, and Jaime Munguia will fight in the main event fights against non-descript opponents.
Bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue, for many fans the most exciting lower weight fighter in boxing today, returns to action on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Naoya Inoue, for my money and perhaps yours as well, the most consistently exciting fighter in the sport of boxing today, will have his next fight in Las Vegas; this marking “The Monster’s” third fight in America.