June 7 Inoue-Donaire rematch in Japan

Nonito Donaire - Naoya Inoue
Nonito Donaire - Naoya Inoue

On June 7 in Saitama, Japan, a bantamweight unification bout between Naoya Inoue (22-0, 19 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs). WBA, IBF and WBC championship titles will be at stake.

The fight will be a rematch of the final of the World Boxing Super Series tournament, which took place in November 2019. Inoue won by unanimous decision, and it was the only Japanese fight in the last five years that went the full distance.

Inoue fought his last boxing in December, defeating Aran Dipaen by knockout. In December, Donaire beat Raymart Gaballo ahead of schedule.