Isaac Dogboe: record, next fight and profile →
Top Rank announced earlier that on December 8th that the WBA/WBO lightweight unification bout between Vasyl Lomachenko and Jose Pedraza would take place at the Hulu Theater at the Madison Square Garden.
Isaac Dogboe made the first successful defense of his WBO super bantamweight title by blowing out Japanese challenger, Hidenori Otake, in less than a round this pats weekend in Glendale, Arizona. It was an eye-opening performance for Ghana's latest world champion.
Reigning WBO super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe made another strong statement by blowing out Japanese challenger Hidenori Otake in less than one round on Saturday night in front of a national audience watching on ESPN from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Based on his performance this past weekend, it would be understandable for most of the world’s 122-lb fighters to want to avoid UK-based WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Isaac Dogboe… Not Arnold Khegai.
Hidenori Otake (31-3-3, 14 knockouts) was going over the post-fight details inside his locker room when a member of the Japanese media asked the 37 year old championship contender about his plans now that he lost what is almost certainly his last title fight and quite possibly the last fight of his career.
Dogboe, Otake Fight Photos Gallery - Arizona - The storm came in a hurry, as Isaac "Royal Storm" Dogboe blasted out Hidenori Otake via TKO at 2:18 of the opening round to retain his WBO super bantamweight world title.
Arizona - The storm came in a hurry, as Isaac "Royal Storm" Dogboe blasted out Hidenori Otake via TKO at 2:18 of the opening round to retain his WBO super bantamweight world title.
Isaac Dogboe (last 3 fights) is busy and accurate, landed 37.7% of his power punches (17.3 per round), while opponents landed just 7.6 power shots per round. 38.9% of Dogboe's landed punches are body shots (CompuBox avg.: 24.3%).
Isaac Dogboe (19-0, 13 KOs) makes the first defense of his WBO super bantamweight title later tonight from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Should he get past his opponent Hidenori Otake of Japan, he will look to unify the division.
Dogboe, Otake, Mayer Weights Photos Gallery - The stakes are high for WBO lightweight world champion Ray Beltran and challenger José "Sniper" Pedraza, with the winner expected to fight WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko later this year. (photos by Mikey Williams).