By Joe Koizumi
Unbeaten “Monster” Naoya Inoue (22-0, 19 KOs), 118, retained his WBA, IBF bantamweight belts as he kept sticking strong jabs to hurt durable Thai challenger Aran Dipaen (12-3, 11 KOs), 117.5, finally caught him with a looping left hook following a solid combination and another left hook prompted the referee’s halt at 2:34 of the eighth round on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. Naoya kept battering Dipaen upstairs and downstairs, but the game but nose-bleeding Thailander withstood the champ’s continual assault and occasionally retaliated with big shots, though averted by the champ. Dipaen was visibly slowing down with his absorption of the champ’s persistent body bombardments, and Naoya finally caught up with the durable challenger with effective combos following a vicious left hook. The crowd praised Naoya’s expected victory as well as Dipaen’s much better performance than expected.
Promoter: Ohashi Promotions.
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The Filipino Flash vs The Monster. Let’s get it on!!!
Yep! Got this out of the way, Inoue – Donaire 2 in the spring. Make it happen!
Next Nonito or Casimero. Anyone would be a superfight.
Not the Naoya Inoue I have been used to see. What I saw in this fight was a lazy, disinterested fighter that looked ordinary, pedestrian in spots. I know he is an exciting elite fighter that will perform much better on his next fight, because he will be highly motivated about of his opponent: Nonito Donaire or John Riel Casimero.
donaire is old i still think inoue beats him again, for able for donaire to win he needs to protect his liver, cause inoue is a liver killer
I’d rather not see this fight until at least he fights other fighters first. He already soundly beat him. Inoue took his best shots, Donaire couldn’t take Inoue’s. I really don’t think he deserves a rematch until after he defeats Casimero.