Doheny vs Takahashi

Who won Doheny vs Takahashi?

TJ Doheny beat Ryohei Takahashi by technical knockout in the 11th round on Friday, January 18th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade beating Artur Akavov for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jorge Linares was overcome by Pablo Cesar Cano for the WBC World Super Lightweight belt, and Chris Algieri was victorious over Daniel Gonzalez.

Doheny vs Takahashi stats

Back in January 2019, TJ Doheny stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryohei Takahashi made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Doheny had a massive power advantage over Takahashi, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Takahashi's 38%.

TJ Doheny was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Both TJ Doheny and Ryohei Takahashi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Doheny was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Takahashi, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Takahashi's 121.

Ryohei Takahashi was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

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Doheny's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What time did Doheny vs Takahashi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Doheny vs Takahashi?

Doheny vs Takahashi was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Doheny vs Takahashi?

TJ Doheny was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Ryohei Takahashi made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.