The official weights are in for tomorrow’s tremendous bantamweight conflict that can happen on the Ariake Area in Tokyo, Japan. Unified 122 pound champion Naoya Inoue tipped-in at 122 kilos even, this the heaviest of his profession if it means something. Australian-based Irishman TJ Doheny was a fraction lighter at 121.5 kilos.
A sell-out crowd of followers can be available tomorrow, anticipating to see their hero, “The Monster” do a job on Doheny, who’s an enormous underdog. Inoue, excellent at 27-0(24) and for a lot of the regining, legendary pound-for-pound king, did in fact hit the canvas in his final struggle, in Could, when Luis Nery brought about a quick sensation early courtesy of his left hook. Doheny, 26-4(20) and by no means stopped, is a southpaw like Nery, and the knockdown Inoue suffered has given Doheny some further confidence.
However Inoue critics should not pleased with tomorrow’s struggle, with them saying the 31 yr outdated furture Corridor of Famer may and ought to be preventing somebody extra elite, extra deserving, extra harmful. However who’s there that’s on the market to check Inoue? Loads of followers wish to see Inoue make the transfer as much as the featherweight division, which he says he might nicely do in time.
However for now comes the targeted and decided Doheny. Can the previous IBF champ at 122 kilos trigger an excellent larger – huger – sensation, and really defeat Inoue? It might rank proper up there with the largest, most stunning upsets in boxing historical past, that’s for certain.
As an alternative, search for Inoue to determine his man out as he at all times does, earlier than closing the present inside 5 rounds. Inoue will grow to be the primary man to cease Doheny.
On the underneath card tomorrow, Yoshiko Takei will defend his WBO bantamweight title in opposition to Daigo Higa. Each males made weight at the moment, every coming in a fraction beneath the 118 pound restrict. And Ismael Barroso will defend his WBA interim belt at 140 kilos in opposition to Andy Hiraoka. Each males tipped-in on the 140 pound restrict precisely.
We may see some good KO motion in a couple of hours time in Tokyo.
