By Joe Koizumi

Unbeaten Aussie TJ Doheny (20-0, 14 KOs), 122, captured the IBF junior featherweight belt as he kept throwing more blows despite a laceration on the right cheek and the swollen left eye, and was awarded a close but unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112, 117-112) over Japanese defending champ Ryosuke Iwasa (25-3, 16 KOs), 121.75, over twelve all-southpaw rounds on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

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