Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny start time, fight card, TV schedule, ring walks
The Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny start time, TV schedule, and ring walks are below for the Inoue vs. Doheny fight card on Tuesday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
This post will help explain the Inoue vs. Doheny fight card and at which time the headliners are expected to make their ring walks.
The event features a five-bout card headlined by the Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny championship showdown on ESPN+. The Inoue vs. Doheny ring walks are expected to take place approximately around 7 a.m. ET.
The Inoue vs. Doheny fight card broadcast begins at 5:45 a.m. ET and airs on ESPN+.
Inoue, widely considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, defends his IBF, WBC, and WBO super bantamweight titles against former IBF super bantamweight champ Doheny in a 12-round championship match. The 31-year-old Japanese talent most recently defended his belts with a sixth-round knockout of Luis Nery this past May. Doheny has won three straight bouts over Kazuki Nakajima, Japhethlee Llamido, and Bryl Bayogos.
Yoshiki Takei and Daigo Higa collide in a 12-round battle for the WBO bantamweight title in the co-main event.
The main and co-main event are the only two fights airing on ESPN+.
The full fight card for the Inoue vs. Doheny event is below:
Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny — 12 rounds, IBF/WBC/WBO super bantamweight title
Yoshiki Takei vs. Daigo Higa — 12 rounds, WBO bantamweight title
Jin Sasaki vs. Qamil Balla — 12 rounds, welterweight
Ismael Barroso vs. Andy Hiraoka — 12 rounds, junior welterweight
Toshiki Shimomachi vs. Ryuya Tsugawa — 10 rounds, junior featherweight