Moments in the past in Tokyo, Japan, unified tremendous bantamweight king Naoya Inoue scored a seventh-round TKO over Eire’s TJ Doheny. Inoue broke his challenger down with physique photographs, and after simply 16 seconds of spherical seven, Doheny signaled that he was in ache and unable to proceed.
It was a wierd ending to the battle and little question some folks will say Doheny give up. It’s potential Doheny had an issue together with his again. Both method, Doheny’s physique broke down on account of Inoue’s nasty energy photographs.
Inoue, although, is a brutal puncher to each head and physique, and he confirmed that once more in immediately’s battle. Now 28-0(25), Inoue as soon as once more downloaded information as a battle went on earlier than unleashing hell on Doheny’s physique, largely to get the stoppage. Southpaw Doheny typically boxed effectively, utilizing feints and scoring with some left palms, however the 37-year-old didn’t throw sufficient punches. Doheny falls to 26-5(20).
Inoue took his time, as he typically does, exhibiting Doheny and his abilities respect. Doheny used loads of motion, whereas “The Monster” quickly started going to the physique. Inoue went backward in spherical 5, with Doheny on the entrance foot. Inoue turned issues up a notch in spherical six, with the 31-year-old giving his challenger a working over on the finish of the session.
Then got here the considerably odd ending, and Inoue now appears forward to his subsequent battle. Dohney tried his finest and he did field effectively, however to repeat, immediately’s challenger didn’t throw sufficient punches, not to mention land sufficient to bother Inoue.
Inoue is alleged to be set to field once more in December, as soon as once more in Tokyo, Japan, with Bob Arum saying within the ring immediately how Inoue will battle once more in early 2025, this time in Las Vegas, in a “massive celebration,” no matter which means.
Who Inoue faces in these fights will little question be confirmed quickly. Inoue confronted a difficult, considerably unfavorable, defensive-minded opponent immediately, however in yet one more battle, “The Monster” by no means misplaced a spherical. Can anyone beat Inoue, and in that case, then who?
