NAOYA Inoue is still the undefeated and undisputed super-bantamweight champion of the world after forcing a seventh-round stoppage of challenger TJ Doheny. The Irish southpaw was holding his own through the first half of the fight until a back injury struck at 16 seconds of the seventh. Make no mistake, Inoue’s rapid fists helped ease … Read more
FEW outside of TJ Doheny’s own camp are giving the Irishman much of a chance of springing the upset tomorrow over unified king Naoya Inoue. One thing is for sure, the solid southpaw will go down swinging, if (or, more likely, when) he goes down at all. Here’s a rundown of the vital statistics. Naoya … Read more
NAOYA Inoue returns to action on September 3 in the Ariake Arena, and saying his opponent is an underdog would be an understatement. Inoue is expected, in most quarters, to win convincingly, and even in a two-horse race, where anything can happen, it might come as a surprise to see how few fight fans are … Read more
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT Peter McGrail secured a crucial victory in his 10th professional fight last night (April 27) in Liverpool against Marc Leach. McGrail, a former amateur medalist, was signed by Matchroom Boxing in February 2023 with high expectations of him becoming a future world champion. The “Scouse Lomachenko” faced a setback in his last fight against … Read more
