{"id":2762,"date":"2018-08-16T08:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T13:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2018-08-16T08:50:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T13:50:35","slug":"tj-doheny-wins-ibf-super-bantamweight-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2762","title":{"rendered":"TJ Doheny Wins IBF Super Bantamweight Title Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TJDohenyIBFWorldSuperBantamweightChamp16Aug2018_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TJDohenyIBFWorldSuperBantamweightChamp16Aug2018_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TJDohenyIBFWorldSuperBantamweightChamp16Aug2018_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>TJ Doheny has become the new IBF World Super Bantamweight champion after defeating Japan&#8217;s Ryosuke Iwasa.<\/p>\n<p>The Portlaoise boxer beat the defending champion in a unanimous decision at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>This was Ryosuke&#8217;s second defense of the belt and he started well and was able to avoid left hooks from the Irish southpaw.<\/p>\n<p>However, halfway through the 12-round bout Doheny took charge landing a series of body shots.<\/p>\n<p>The judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112 and 117-112 in favor of Doheny, who becomes only the second boxer from Ireland or the UK to win a world title in Japan after Wayne McCullough.<\/p>\n<p>Doheny, who boxes out of Bondi, Australia, goes on to 20 career fights unbeaten.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old beat Carl Frampton in the 2006 semi-finals at the Irish Elites and stopped Connecticut\u2019s Mike Oliver in the second round of a scheduled eight round co-feature in Boston on St Patrick&#8217;s night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2762\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2762&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2762\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2762&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2762\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2762&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2762\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TJ Doheny has become the new IBF World Super Bantamweight champion after defeating Japan&#8217;s Ryosuke Iwasa. The Portlaoise boxer beat the defending champion in a unanimous decision at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. 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