By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell, UK, and his entourage arrived in Tokyo, Japan, late on Sunday after training in Dubai for a couple of weeks. McDonnell, handled by his manager/trainer Dave Coldwell, started his final training here from Monday, and engaged in a medical examination conducted by the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) on Tuesday.

Jamie faced his challenger and two-time world champ Naoya Inoue for the first time then and there.

The results of the medical exam were as follows:

McDonnell/Inoue
Height: 175.5 cm/165.2 cm 5’9”/5’5”
Reach: 182 cm/170.6 cm 71.7”/67.2”
Neck: 37 cm/35 cm 14.5”/13.8”
Chest: 96 cm/90 cm 37.8”/35.4”