Naoya Inoue stops Nonito Donaire in rematch and calls for Paul Butler fight next

Naoya Inoue brutally knocked out Nonito Donaire in the second round of their rematch to claim the WBC, IBF, WBA 'super', and Ring Magazine bantamweight world titles. Inoue took very little time at all to beat Donaire for the second time in his career.

The opening round of the fight started with a feeling-out process between both fighters, which exploded into life in the final twenty seconds of the round as Inoue dropped Donaire with a sneaky right hand. Visibly wobbled Donaire made his way back to his stool, but was not let off lightly by his adversary. In the second round, Donaire was quickly hurt again with a left hook from Inoue. Instantly smelling blood, Inoue ramped up the intensity and began to land at will, before eventually knocking out the Filipino legend with another left hook.

Addressing the fans after the contest a stoic Inoue said: "Thank you so much everyone I did it. Two years and seven months ago I fought against Nonito Donaire in the WSS final and here at the same venue, you give me the power.

"At the very first round, I received a left hook from Nonito and that punch woke me up and I had to stay focused for the rest of the fight. Without Nonito I cannot do this, thank you so much Nonito for doing this."

In Inoue's post-fight interview he revealed his wish to become the undisputed bantamweight world champion, he said: "My aim is to be the undisputed champion if I can do that within the year of 2022 I would love to stay in this division, but if I can't I am capable of raising my division and fighting for the upper division [super-bantamweight]."

The current WBO bantamweight world champion (the only belt Inoue does not hold) is Paul Butler. Inoue will be targeting an undisputed unification clash with the