McDonnell and Inoue make weight

Jamie McDonnell will defend his WBA bantamweight world title against Naoya Inoue in Tokyo on Friday
Jamie McDonnell will defend his WBA bantamweight world title against Naoya Inoue in Tokyo on Friday

WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) and challenger for his title, former world champion in two weight categories Japanese Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) on the eve of their fight in Tokyo at the arena of "Ota-City General" passed the official weighing procedure. The weight of McDonnell was 53.3 kg, Inoue, surprisingly, was slightly heavier - 53.5 kg.