Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire The World Boxing Super Series bantamweight final

Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire are set to meet in the World Boxing Super Series final today in Saitama, Japan, with two bantamweight titles on the line as well as the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy.

Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire: Fight Time & Viewing Details

- Event: World Boxing Super Series Tournament Finals: Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire
- Date: Thursday, November 7
- Location: Saitama, Japan
- Venue: Super Saitama Arena
- Main Card Time: 5:00 A.M. EST
- Broadcast: DAZN

It’s probably fair to call Naoya Inoue the most dominant fighter in boxing. The unbeaten IBF-WBA bantamweight champion, who meets Nonito Donaire on Thursday (5 a.m. ET, DAZN) in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament in Saitama, Japan, has needed less than six minutes to get through his first two bouts.

Consider the arrival of future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire in the finals. Coming off losses in two of his last three fights at higher weights, and not having fought at bantamweight since defeating Omar Narvaez in 2011, Donaire was an underdog to advance past the first round. Fate had other plans. After a competitive first three rounds, then-undefeated and recently unified titlist Ryan Burnett tore an oblique muscle and was forced to retire in the fourth round.

Donaire is 36 years old and not in his prime, but he still possesses big knockout power in the form of a lethal left hook. Once one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, he’ll look to pull of a shock result in Japan and add to his Hall of Fame legacy.

- Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KO) vs Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KO), bantamweights, 12 rounds

- Nordine Oubaali (16-0, 12 KO) vs Takuma Inoue (13-0, 3 KO), bantamweights, 12 rounds

“I’m just very excited,” Donaire said, via Yahoo Sports. “I don’t see myself with any disadvantages going into the final. I will give everything I have to win and I believe I can do it. It has been predicted that the keys to the fight are speed and power and the one who makes a mistake first will lose. On the other hand, we both have boxing brains, so it can be a long game like chess.”

Inoue is one of those special athletes who has the ability to make disadvantages like height and reach rapidly disappear. In many ways, he’s like a bantamweight version of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. When Tyson was a 20-year-old champion, he gave up a lot of height and reach to his opponents. But Tyson was exceptionally quick and fast-handed and had the power to knock a small building down. Proportionally, it’s much the same with Inoue, who is swinging for the fences with just about everything he throws.

A tough fight against WBO champ Zolani Tete in the semifinals was up next for Donaire, except it wasn't to be. Tete suffered a shoulder injury in the week leading up to the fight and contingency backup Stephon Young was brought in to face the Hall of Fame-bound Filipino. Young put up a good fight before falling victim to Donaire's trademark left hook in Round 6.

The only thing we don’t know is just how good Inoue’s chin is. Donaire has lost a step but he’s been stopped only once, at featherweight, has never lost at bantamweight, and stands at 5-0 with 4 KOs at 118 lbs. Can Donaire get one more big left hook home?