DONAIRE-INOUE IN PRE-FIGHT RITUALS
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 07 Nov 2019
The highly anticipated Nonito Donaire Jnr vs Naoya Inoue WBSS bantamweight finals for the WBA/IBF unification championship at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan will start soon as the fighters have begun the pre-fight rituals. In a tweet the WBSS has shown Inoue wrapping his hands as the Shokichi Iwata vs Alejandro Valladares 6 round minimumweight bout was ongoing.
In the main support bout following the Iwata-Valladares fight, Naoya's younger brother Takuma Inoue (13-0-0) will face Nordine Oubaali (16-0-0) of France of Oubanali's WBC bantamweight title.
In another tweet by the WBSS, Donaire in seen limbering up.
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