Inoue patutulugin si Donaire sa November 7

MANILA, Philippines — Idolo ni International Boxing Federation at World Boxing Associa­tion regular bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue ng Japan si WBA super ban­­tamweight king Nonito ‘The Filipi­no Flash’ Donaire, Jr..

Ngunit isasantabi mu­na ito ni Inoue sa oras na makaharap si Do­naire sa finals ng 2019 World Boxing Super Se­ries bantamweight sa Nob­yembre 7 sa The Su­­per Saitama Arena sa Sai­tama, Japan.

Mataas ang respeto ni Inoue kay Donaire na itinuturing ng Japanese fighter na isa sa mga nag­sisilbing inspirasyon niya para magpursige at maabot ang kasaluku­yang estado nito.

“I have been wat­ching Donaire throughout his career and was stea­ling his moves when I was starting out in bo­xing. I have a lot of res­pect for Donaire, I have idolized him and that’s why he was the one I wanted to fight the most in this tournament,” wi­ka ni Inoue.

Handa si Inoue na ga­win ang lahat para pi­gilan ang kanyang idolo.

Sa katunayan, plano ni Inoue na makuha ang knockout win sakaling mag­karoon siya ng pagkakataon na makapasok.

“But now it’s time for a change of generations. I’m prepared to fight for 12 rounds with No­nito Donaire, but if I see an opening, I will aim for a knockout,” ani Inoue.

Kinailangan lamang niya ng 70 segundo para ma-knockout si dating champion Juan Carlos Pa­yano sa quarterfinals ba­go payukuin sa se­cond round si Emmanuel Rodriguez sa semifi­nals para makuha ang IBF title.

Hangad ni Inoue na gumawa ng pangalan at patunayang siya ang pinakamahusay na ban­tam­weight boxer sa buong mundo.