The Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue He is still the king. ‘monster’ He still doesn’t know the defeat after getting past the Irish TJ Dohenywho is his nickname ‘The Power’ He did not honor him, receiving his fifth defeat, the first since March 2023. Inoue (28-0-0, 25 KOs) He overtook, slowly but surely, his opponent, the former champion TJ Doheny (26-5-0, 20 KOs)which he eliminated in the seventh round at Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Tokyo (Japan).
In this way, Inoue retained his super bantamweight world title for the second time, since he unified the category in December against the Mexican Panther. Luis Nery.
Inoue is the second boxer in history, after the American Terence Crawfordwho has been the undisputed world champion in two different weight categories since the start of the four-major federation era in 2004, after unifying the bantamweight category in 2022.
The battle with Ariake Arena A give and take between the two, until a quick combination of hands in the seventh round caused Doheny to complain about his hip and the referee. Bence Kovacs the local boxer was declared the winner, after Doheny came off the ropes blindfolded and clutching his lower back.
Source: La Verdad
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