Pound-for-pound great and four-division champion Naoya Inoue looks to hold onto super bantamweight gold when he defends his status as the undisputed champion against TJ Doheny. The fight is in Inoue's home of Japan.
“The Monster” was tested in May, beating Luis Nery in the Tokyo Dome even after getting knocked down for the first time. On a three-fight win streak, all via TKO and in Tokyo, Doheny has won 20 fights via the power punch.
Here’s when the Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny event should start and when the main event fighters should walk to the ring.
Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny start time
- Date: Tuesday, September 3
- Time: 5:45 a.m. ET | 2:45 a.m. PT
- Main event start time (approx.): 7:30 a.m. ET | 4:30 a.m. PT
- Location: Ariake Arena — Tokyo, Japan
The Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny main card airs at 5:45 a.m. ET. Inoue and Doheny should make their way to the ring around 7:30 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny start time in Japan
Inoue vs. Doheny starts at 6:45 p.m. local time. The main event should begin around 8:30 p.m. local time, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
How to watch Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny
- Channel/live stream: ESPN+
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Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny fight card
- Naoya Inoue (c) vs. TJ Doheny for the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring super bantamweight titles
- Yoshiki Takei (c) vs. Diago Higa for the WBO bantamweight title
- Ismael Barroso (ic) vs. Andy Hiraoka for the interim WBA super lightweight title
- Jin Sasaki vs. Qamil Balla; Welterweights
- Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Ryuya Tsugawa; Super Bantamweights
The co-main event will see Yoshiki Takei defend the WBO bantamweight title against Diago Higa.
Takei is a multi-time kickboxing champion who quickly climbed up the boxing rankings. The Southpaw beat then-WBO titleholder Jason Moloney in his ninth pro fight. Higa (21-2-1) is a former WBC flyweight champion who last held gold in 2018. On a four-fight win streak, Higa has won 19 fights via knockout.
Meanwhile, Ismael Barroso defends the interim WBA super lightweight title against Andy Hiraoka.
The 41-year-old Barroso is a multi-time world title challenger. He lost against Rolando Romero for the WBA super lightweight title following a controversial stoppage. He rebounded by taking out Ohara Davies in January via TKO to win the interim belt. Hiraoka has 18 wins via knockout, winning nine straight via the power punch.