Doncaster boxer Jamie McDonnell lost his WBA world bantamweight title in Tokyo after being defeated by Japan’s Naoya Inoue in a single round, The Mirror reported on 25 May.
Inoue, known as “The Monster”, has become a three-weight world champion in 16 fights, and will go on to enter the bantamweight tournament in the World Boxing Super Series, according to the report.
McDonnell was quoted as saying, “I take my hat off to Inoue, he’s a great champion”.