Inoue stops Donaire in the second round

WBA and IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs) stopped WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (42-7, 28 KOs) in the second round of the unification bout at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Inoue sent Donaire to the floor with a right hand in the first round. Donaire's further damage broke the gong. Inoue shocked Donaire in the second round, and then sent him back to the floor and the referee stopped the fight without starting the countdown at 1:24.