Naoya Inoue retains undisputed title after TJ Doheny quits with injury

03/09/2024 13:26

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Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue remained the undisputed world super bantamweight champion when Irish challenger TJ Doheny dropped to his knee and quit in the seventh round because of an apparent back injury on Tuesday.

Doheny complained of a "twinge" after walking back to his corner gingerly. Before then, he was getting pummelled by Inoue, who celebrated his technical knockout – for a 28th successive win – in muted fashion in Tokyo.