Naoya Inoue: record, next fight and profile →
On Tuesday, we will tune for a potential ritual sacrifice from Ariake Arena in Tokyo, as TJ Doheny will seek to upset the odds but is in with a monster, or rather “The Monster," in Naoya Inoue.
Don’t tell TJ Doheny he’s the underdog against Naoya Inoue. He’s not interested. Don’t tell the Australia-based Irishman he doesn’t deserve the shot. He doesn’t care. Don’t tell him he won’t win against the Japanese star. He doesn’t believe it
Naoya Inoue and TJ Doheny both made weight ahead of tomorrow’s fight for Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight crown. They cordially shook hands after the customary staredown and will next meet in the ring at the Ariake Arena in Kotu-Ku.
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Such are the standards set by Naoya Inoue, and so great is his form, the prospect of the Japanese superstar fighting TJ Doheny has been greeted with, at best, widespread indifference, and, at worst, condemnation
TJ Doheny is preparing to face the greatest Japanese boxer of all time, but the Australia-based Irishman is no stranger to dominating fighters from the land of the rising sun
Frank Warren has played down talk of Nick Ball facing Naoya Inoue but revealed he could move up to face super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace.
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The priority of WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball, for now, is winning all the belts at 126 pounds – and not welcoming Naoya Inoue into the weight class.