"He hits too damn hard" - Fans claim Naoya Inoue's explosive punch may have blown TJ Doheny's back-out during seventh-round stoppage

Noaya Inoue's explosive power was on display in the recently concluded fight against TJ Doheny at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. 'The Monster' won the fight by TKO in the seventh round and retained his undisputed super bantamweight title.

Inoue displayed a measured approach in the fight in the early rounds as Doheny made things difficult for the champion with his offbeat fighting style. It took Inoue a couple of rounds to gauge the movement of his opponent and draw calculations.

When he did that, he started investing in the bodywork, hurting Doheny with digging shots to the body. The Irishman fired back with quick combinations but Inoue shrugged off the incoming onslaught. He picked up the pace and started dictating the terms in the later rounds, which began to take a toll on his opponent.

In the seventh round, Inoue stifled Doheny with a few straight punches before launching two digging shots to the body. Doheny limped in pain, suggesting an injury, as the referee waved off the fight at the 0:16 mark of the seventh round.

Check out the finish below:

Several fans took to X to react to the finish and hailed Inoue's explosive power. They wrote:

"I’m pretty sure Inoue hurt Doheny’s back from a body shot? HE HITS TOO DAMN HARD."

"He blew his back out."

"He hurt it at the end of the round before, u could see by the way he walked back."

"First time I’ve seen a gut shot break a spine. Magnificent"

"For those who [are] still confused, one of Inoue's punch hit the lower back of his spine and severed it there are replays of this slowed down from different angles... You can see Inoue was working on [it] as the round progresses from 4th and upwards."

Check out some of the reactions below:

Fans react to Naoya Inoue's TKO victory over TJ Doheny [Images courtesy: @trboxing and @TheArtOfWar6 on X]