As Naoya Inoue prepares to safeguard his extremely bantamweight titles versus TJ Doheny tomorrow at Ariake Arena, he informs Sky Sports that he’s been training more difficult than he ever has in his profession. Inoue states he doesn’t believe Doheny is the kind of fighter who will be content simply to go the range, so he thinks he’ll need to be on alert at all times.

And in spite of Inoue being ranked as the very best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport by numerous, he includes that he’s still not reached his peak, stating he’s still turning into the very best variation of himself.

“I don’t think I am the finished product yet. I still have some way to go. I know I can still evolve into a better fighter. I hope the fans can look forward to that as well,” he stated. “To win this fight I have to concentrate and knock him out. That’s the only thing I keep in mind as I head into this fight. That’s what I’m visualising now.”

Most battle fans who recognize with Inoue will have him chosen as the clear preferred to control this approaching battle, however Inoue and his group take a far more simple technique and state they rate Doheny as a strong previous champ who they don’t anticipate to be in wonder of Inoue’s credibility.

We’ll have some live protection of the morning battle that will stream reside on ESPN+ beginning at 5:45 a.m. ET, so join us here at BLH for all the celebrations and updates.