Nonito Donaire: Boxing Fight Latest Updates

Nonito Donaire Nobody expected such a back-and-forth fight between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire in the

World Boxing Super Series bantamweight final in November 2019 to unify two world titles. Inoue, the younger fighter

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who is swiftly rising in the pound-for-pound rankings, has won eight straight fights via stoppage. Donaire had

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recently returned to the 118-pound division after losing a challenge for an interim featherweight title

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against Carl Frampton. But someone forgot to inform Donaire, who eventually lost to Inoue in a decision, that he was still

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a formidable opponent in the division. The fight was named the 2019 ESPN fight of the year because it was

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so thrilling from start to finish. Inoue and Donaire will meet almost three years later. Nonito Donaire

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Nobody expected such a back-and-forth fight between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire in the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight

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