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<\/a>Japan\u2019s Naoya Inoue and the Dominican Republic\u2019s Juan Carlos Payano are ready for their Ali Trophy Quarter-Final and WBA \u2018Regular\u2019 World Bantamweight Championship clash on Sunday at the Yokohama Arena, Japan.<\/p>\n\u201cI have great respect for Payano,\u201d said Inoue at Friday\u2019s press conference in Tokyo. \u201cHe has a good technique and he had a very good amateur career. He is a two time Olympian so he is very experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I believe in my own strengths. I have had a good training camp, and I am in great shape. It is an honour to compete for the Muhammad Ali Trophy and I am looking forward to fighting in front of my fans.”<\/p>\n
His opponent, Payano, looked confident at the top table, and he is preparing for a war.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have worked very hard for this fight,\u201d said Payano.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know it is going to be a tough fight, but I am in top shape. It is lovely to be in Japan and I feel good. I have the utmost respect for Inoue. He is a warrior like myself which makes this fight on of the most interesting bantamweight fights of the year. Expect the best from me on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event in Yokohama kicks off Season II of the World Boxing Super Series and the quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy.<\/p>\n
It is a doubleheader night with the WBA World Super-Lightweight Championship between Belarus’s Kiryl Relikh and Russia’s Eduard Troyanovsky in the second main event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are two fighters who can punch so it is going to be a really good fight,\u201d said Troyanovsky. \u201cPeople can look forward to a fight that will probably not go all the rounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relikh is also expecting fireworks in Yokohama.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Muhammad Ali Trophy is my chance to show the world who I am and what I can do,\u201d said Relikh. \u201cI am sure that my fight against Troyanovsky will be great, it is time for me to prove that I am the real champion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kalle Sauerland, Comosa\u2019s Chief Boxing Officer is looking forward to the first WBSS show in Asia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy and proud on the behalf of the World Boxing Super Series to present our first event in Asia, our first event in Japan,\u201d said Kalle Sauerland, Comosa\u2019s Chief Boxing Officer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a sensational opener to the season. In Super-Lightweight, we have Eduard Troyanovsky challenging Kiryl Relikh for the WBA Championship. Kiryl is probably one of the most underrated boxers pound-for-pound at the moment. He faces a Russian puncher with an 86 percent knockout ratio. So that is something quite spectacular.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the main event of the evening, we have Payano taking on Inoue, the local hero, the \u2018Monster\u2019 as he is called. It is going to be his toughest fight so far, Payano is an absolute warrior in the ring, a former world champion. Inoue will need all the local support he can get and I have heard that there will be a very big crowd on Sunday evening. So we are very excited to be here in Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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