Naoya Inoue returns in the present day to defend his undisputed tremendous bantamweight championship, taking up TJ Doheny in the principle occasion from Tokyo.
ESPN+ will stream the present stay in america, with a two-fight broadcast beginning at 5:45 am ET. Up first on the cardboard will probably be Yoshiki Takei defending the WBO bantamweight title in opposition to Daigo Higa, which can also be an excellent matchup.
Inoue (27-0, 24 KO) final fought on Could 6, overcoming an early knockdown to thrash Luis Nery en path to a sixth spherical stoppage. He was anticipated to face obligatory challenger Sam Goodman subsequent, however the deal didn’t come collectively, so we get Doheny (26-4, 20 KO) as a substitute.
Born in Eire and residing in Australia, the 37-year-old Doheny is a former IBF titleholder at 122 lbs, and he has some historical past in Japan, beating Ryosuke Iwasa for that title in 2018. His most up-to-date three bouts have additionally been in Japan, so he’s 4-0 there in his profession, which units up somewhat story for this combat at the very least.
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