Portlaoise super-bantamweight TJ Doheny will have a world title shot to look forward to in the New Year after winning his IBF title eliminator in Bangkok on Wednesday.

Doheny defeated Pipat Chaiporn (aka Mike Tawatchi) of Thailand via unamious decision to bring his fight record up to (18-0). He will now look towards facing current champion Ryosuke Iwasa of Japan in a mandatory defence bout, according to Irish Boxing.com.

It has been a difficult 2017 for Doheny, after seeing three fights cancelled in three months.

He was then expected to take on former IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich in the middle of this month, but the Russian opponent was forced to withdraw due to vision problems which have subsequently ended his career.

Iwasa won the belt in September following an upset victory.

Team Sauerland have won the purse bids to stage the European Union Heavyweight title fight between Swedish rivals Otto Wallin (18-0, 12 KOs) and Adrian Granat (14-1, 13 KOs).
 
Tabling a bid of €80,305.00, the European powerhouse promoter saw off competition from EC Boxpromotion, who bid €75,000.00, and will announce a date and venue for the hotly anticipated heavyweight showdown at the beginning of next year.
 
Wallin and Granat have previously exchanged words in the press and both have expressed a desire to meet in the ring to determine who is Sweden’s number one heavyweight.
 
“I’m very happy Team Sauerland won the purse bids and now we can choose the location of the fight, which will hopefully be my hometown of Sundsvall,” said Wallin.
 
“It’s great the fight is finally happening. I want to show everyone that Adrian can talk as much as he wants but he already knows what is going to happen once we are alone in the ring. Finally, I will get to show that I’m Sweden’s best heavyweight.”
 
Said promoter Nisse Sauerland: “We're delighted to have won the purse bids for this all-Swedish European Union contest. Both men are eager to prove they're number one and the fans are going to be in for a real treat. We're currently looking at different options for the fight and will make an announcement on the date and venue in the New Year.”