Naoya Inoue vs. TJ Doheny ends in anticlimactic knockout due to Doheny injury

Naoya Inoue kept his finishing streak intact, though probably not in the manner he was hoping.

The Japanese boxing star successfully defended his undisputed super bantamweight status Saturday at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, scoring a seventh-round stoppage of challenger TJ Doheny (26-5, 20 KOs) after Doheny pulled up with an injury early in the frame.

It’s unclear exactly what happened to Doheny, though it appeared that his back stiffened up, which prompted the stoppage.