TJ Doheny vs. Ryohei Takahashi: 12-round Super Bantamweight Title Bout @ 122 lbs.
TJ Doheny (21-0, 15 KOs) defeats Ryohei Takahashi (16-4-, 6 KOs) by TKO at 2:18 of Round 11.
TJ Doheny on his performance:
“I was shaking off a bit of rust, coming off of a thumb injury. I was about a half of a second too slow on my counter punching but the main thing is I came here to defend my title for the first time and that’s exactly what I did. Every time I hit him, I felt I was hurting him. The main thing is we got the stoppage in the end and we are moving on now.”
On the cut from a clash of heads:
“It’s not a TJ Doheny fight without a cut. That’s only a scratch compared to the one I picked up in my world title fight. Every time I come out with scratches and bruises but that’s because I give it all in this ring. But I always want to give the fans a show and that’s exactly what I tried to do tonight.”
On unifying titles with WBA World champion Daniel Roman:
“That’s the fight I want next, that’s what we are all in it for. Danny Roman is a great fighter, he’s got the WBA. I’ve got the IBF. Let’s get it on. Eddie, you heard it. You got the order from the fighters (he and Danny in the ring together), let’s make it happen.”
