Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will officially face TJ Doheny in a triple title fight on September 3 at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena.

Notably, the announcement stated that Inoue (27-0, 24 KO) would defend all four of his titles, meaning the WBA has not followed through on an outstanding order for Inoue to face Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

As mentioned earlier, Doheny (26-4, 20 KO) is a familiar face to the Japanese audience, having fought his last three fights in the Land of the Rising Sun. He’s also 37 years aged and has entered a three-fight streak with a 2-4 skid, making him much more financially attractive than competitive in “The Monster.”

In another championship fight, WBO bantamweight champion Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KO) will face former flyweight champion Daigo Higa (21-2-1, 19 KO) in his inaugural defense. Takei is coming off an entertaining decision win over Jason Moloney that saw him near a final-round disaster, while Higa is 6-1-1 since JBC forced him to move up to 118 pounds after missing weight in a match against Cristofer Rosales, including an aged loss to future champion Ryosuke Nishida and a draw against current challenger and potential title challenger Seiya Tsutsumi.

Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz is scheduled to fight Jose Valenzuela on August 3, WBA interim super lightweight champion Ismael Barroso (25-4-2, 23 KO) will face Andy Hiraoka (23-0, 18) for the first time since January KO). . This is an incredibly overdue step for Hiraoka after the 2021 knockout of Jin Sasaki (17-1-1, 16 KO), who also fights Qamil Balla (15-1-1, 8 KO).

Jaron “Boots” Ennis (32-0, 29 KO) made most of the homecoming he was hoping for in today’s DAZN main event, defeating David Avanesyan (30-5-1, 18 KO) after five full rounds of fighting.

The fight started with Boots showing off his speed, power and fluidity, and he was so comfortable that he spent most of the fight right in the pocket, trading punches and combinations with Avanesyan and clearly outplaying the exchanges.

Boots’ deadly and steady attack began to take its toll on Avanesyan, and Boots landed a good counter left that knocked Avanesyan down in the fifth round. Avanesyan would get back up from this knockdown, but would have to take more keen punches, while viewers could see him wincing under some of the body blows he took.

Avanesyan made it to the bell in the fifth round, but at that point Avanesyan’s corner saw that he was hurting and had little left to offer, and decided to stop the fight between rounds.

In the post-fight interview, Ennis said he was not completely satisfied with his performance, believing he had a break in the ring which hampered his timing, but said he was cheerful he got the job done. It is suspected that Avanesyan suffered a broken jaw during the fight.

• Jalil Hackett UD-10 by Peter Dobson

Jalil Hackett (9-0, 7 KO) won today by unanimous decision, but it didn’t come as easily as he might have expected. Hackett started brisk, but that was what veteran Peter Dobson (16-2, 9 KO) seemed prepared for as he tried to weather the early storm and hold his ground in the second half of the fight. Unfortunately for Dobson, Hackett didn’t disappear as quickly as he needed him to, which allowed Hackett to score points on the official cards even though Dobson competed in some of the later rounds.

• Skye Nicolson UD-10 Dyana Vargas

Skye Nicolson (11-0, 1 KO) won today by unanimous decision, clearly ahead of Dyana Vargas (19-2, 12 KO), who has great difficulty matching Nicolson’s style. Nicolson was able to clearly dominate simply with her jab and the occasional straight left hand, both of which narrowly missed tonight. Vargas never gave up and continued to land as many punches as she could despite the terrible connection speed, but it ultimately resulted in defeat. Nicolson’s official scores on all three scorecards were 100-90.

• Khalil Coe by TKO-2 vs. Kwame Ritter

Khalil Coe (9-0, 7 KO) quickly dispatched his opponent Kwame Ritter (11-2, 9 KO) in the first round of DAZN, landing a powerful shot that rocked badly and ultimately knocked Ritter down in the second round. Ritter would get back to his feet, but a few more demanding shots from Coe would send Ritter stumbling around the ring until the referee saw enough and called off the fight at 1:59 minutes.

Results

• Jaron “Boots” Ennis RTD-5 David Avanesyan (3:00) [highlights]
• Jalil Hackett UD-10 Peter Dobson (97-93, 97-93, 96-94) [highlights]
• Skye Nicolson UD-10 Dyana Vargas (100-90, 100-90, 100-90) [highlights]
• Khalil Coe TKO-2 Kwame Ritter (1:59) [highlights]

Jaron “Boots” Ennis will make his Matchroom debut tonight in his home match in Philadelphia against David Avanesyan, with Ennis’ IBF welterweight title at stake.

Originally undefeated, Ennis was scheduled to face Cody Crowley, who was forced to withdraw after failing an eye test. Thanks to this, the veteran Avanesyan won the world title for the third time. Also on the card, Skye Nicolson will defend her WBC featherweight title against Dyana Vargas and will have two more fights!

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Main card (DAZN, 8 p.m. ET)

• Jaron “Boots” Ennis (31-0, 28 KO) vs. David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KO) welterweight, 12 rounds, for Ennis’ IBF title
• Jalil Hackett (8-0, 7 KO) vs. Peter Dobson (16-1, 9 KO), welterweight, 10 rounds
• Skye Nicolson (10-0, 1 KO) vs. Dyana Vargas (19-1, 12 KO), featherweight, 10 rounds, for Nicolson’s WBC title
• Khalil Coe (8-0-1, 6 KO) vs. Kwame Ritter (11-1, 9 KO), airy heavyweight, 10 rounds