Naoya Inoue returns today to safeguard his indisputable incredibly bantamweight champion, handling TJ Doheny in the primary occasion from Tokyo.

ESPN+ will stream the program reside in the United States, with a two-fight broadcast beginning at 5:45 am ET. Up initially on the card will be Yoshiki Takei protecting the WBO bantamweight title versus Daigo Higa, which is likewise an excellent match.

Inoue (27-0, 24 KO) last battled on May 6, conquering an early knockdown to surge Luis Nery en path to a 6th round interruption. He was anticipated to deal with obligatory opposition Sam Goodman next, however the offer didn’t come together, so we get Doheny (26-4, 20 KO) rather.

Born in Ireland and living in Australia, the 37-year-old Doheny is a previous IBF titleholder at 122 pounds, and he has some history in Japan, whipping Ryosuke Iwasa for that title in 2018. His newest 3 bouts have actually likewise remained in Japan, so he’s 4-0 there in his profession, which establishes a little story for this battle a minimum of.

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