Oubaali retains WBC version of bantamweight title

Scott Shaffer

07/11/2019

Oubaali retains WBC version of bantamweight title

Nordine Oubaali W12 Takuma Inoue ... Another bantamweight title fight took place on the big Japanese show on Thursday. WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali of France retained his title with a wide unanimous decision over Takuma Inoue (13-1), who is Naoya's brother. Oubaali's pro record is now 17-0, or more accurately 23-1 considering the World Series of Boxing. Official scores were 120-107, 117-110 and 115-112. With Naoya holding the WBA and IBF bantamweight championships, and Oubaali holding the WBC championship plus this win over Takuma, the story line is set for a "revenge of the brother" unification fight between Oubaali and Naoya Inoue. We'll have to see if the sanctioning bodies cooperate by holding the mandatory defenses in abeyance. source: dazn