By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda
“Monster” Naoya Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs), undisputed world super bantamweight champion, scaled in at the 122-pound class limit, while Irish challenger TJ Doheny (26-4, 20 KOs) weighed in a half pounder lighter at 121.5 pounds.
The undercard weigh-in results were as follows:
WBO bantamweight title bout
Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KOs) 117.75
vs. Daigo Higa (21-2-1, 19 KOs) 117.75
WBA super lightweight eliminator for #1
Ismael Barroso (25-4-2, 23 KOs) 140
vs. Andy Hiraoka (23-0, 18 KOs) 140
OPBF, WBO AP welterweight title bout
Jin Sasaki (17-1-1, 16 KOs) 146.25
vs. Qamil Balla (15-1-1, 8 KOs) 147
Japanese super bantamweight title bout
Toshiki Shimomachi (18-1-3, 12 KOs) 121.75
vs. Ryuya Tsugawa (13-1, 9 KOs) 122
The officials of the title bouts and the eliminator are as follows:
Undisputed super bantamweight title bout
Referee Bence Kovacs (Hungary, WBO); Judges David Sutherland (US, WBC), Robert Hoyle (US, WBA), Pawel Kardyni (Poland, IBF); Supervisors Kevin Noone (Ireland, WBC), Jose Oliver Gomez (Panama, WBA), Ben Keilty (Australia, IBF), Leon Panoncillo (US, WBO)
WBO bantamweight title bout
Referee Katsuhiko Nakamura (Japan); Judges Masakazu Murase (Japan), Edward Ligas (Philippines), Danrex Tapdasan (Philippines); Supervisor Tsuyoshi Yasukochi (Japan)
WBA super lightweight eliminator
Referee: Christopher Young (US); Judges Robert Hoyle (US), Jeremy Hayes (Canada), Leszek Jankowiak (Poland); Supervisor Jose Oliver Gomez (Panama)
Promoter: Ohashi Promotions in association with Teiken Promotions
TV: Lemino in Japan, ESPN+ in US
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No comments on this?? I’m shocked! 😮
Monday blues maybe. This is a good card and I’m looking forward to it. You have to pick Inoue by stoppage around the 7th round unless Doheny is able to absorb plenty of fire downstairs.
I hope Barroso gets his well deserved crack at the title with an impactful win here.
Takei vs Higa might be the fight of the night. They’re just about equal and they’re not afraid to let the hands go.
I’m not shocked. Just a something to do fight for Inoue
A body shot will end this, and still……
Quick work for the monster. I say round 3.
Soon to be 28-0-25 KO’s.