In the latest announcement from Sky Sports, this TV channel confirmed that they would be the copyright unit of Naoya Inoue's next match. The absolute champion in the weight of Super Bantamweight will be up to September 3. The venue is Ariake's sports palace in Tokyo, Japan.
The opponent of Naoya Inoue in the 28th professional match is TJ Doheny. The Irish boxer is about to turn 38 at the end of this year. He has 30 matches, including 26 victories (20 no) and 4 defeats. Meanwhile, Inoue currently has a series of 27 matches (24 no).
TJ Doheny has a modest record table compared to Inoue, when he used to only win the IBF belt at the world level. However, this boxer has never lost to knock-out in his career, showing that he is not an easy-to-play opponent. Therefore, he is considered an opponent worthy of Inoue at this time.
On the side of Naoya Inoue, the Japanese representative is being considered the highest -qualified boxing boxing in the world at the moment. He acquired the entire championship belt at the Bantamweight weight in 2022, and continued to complete this at the Super Bantamweight weight class at the end of 2023.
In May 2024, Naoya Inoue Thuong Dai encountered Luis Nery. He was punched for the first time in his career, when Nery Knock-Down was in the first half. But then, Inoue returned to the inherent form. He won the technical knockout in the 6th half, when he proved completely superior to the opponent.