Naoya Inoue, who goes by the “Monster” moniker, knocked out an overmatched Michael Dasmarias on Saturday night in Las Vegas, even as two boxers linked to the Japanese boxer clash in a rare all-Filipino title bout.
The undefeated Inoue floored his Filipino foe thrice before forging the third-round stoppage.
“I just waited to see what he had and what he could take in the first round,” Inoue told ESPN. “After that, I was confident that I could take him out.”
That was the easy part for the bantamweight champion, who retained his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation belts.
The hard part is unifying the bantamweight titles. Barring any attempt to duck op…
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