One of the sport’s very best is set for his second fight of the year.
Four-division and reigning undisputed 122-pound king Naoya Inoue will face TJ Doheny on September 3, Top Rank officially announced late Monday night. Their scheduled 12-round bout will headline a Lemino/ESPN+ main event from Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Inoue is The Ring’s No. 2-rated pound-for-pound entrant and the reigning Fighter of the Year.
“He’s a phenomenon,” Arum told The Ring Friday afternoon. “He’s unbelievable.