Takuma Inoue was born in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan on December 26, 1995. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on December 6, 2013 against Tatsuya Fukuhara. Inoue defeated Fukuhara via 6-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Inoue got his first shot at a world title at the age of 23 after 13 professional fights. On November 7, 2019 Inoue challenged Nordine Oubaali's WBC bantamweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on April 8, 2023 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Liborio Solís, the then-reining WBA bantamweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 19th fight as a professional.
Inoue's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Sho Ishida at age 28, on May 6, 2024, in which he successfully defended his WBA bantamweight championship.
Takuma Inoue Next Fight: He is next scheduled to fight Seiya Tsutsumi (11-0-2, 8 KOs) on October 13, 2024. He will be defending his WBA bantamweight title. On the day of the fight, both the fighters will be 28 years old.
Some of Takuma Inoue's best fights so far have been against Tasana Salapat, Jerwin Ancajas, Liborio Solís, Sho Ishida, Froilan Saludar, and Jake Bornea. For a complete list of Inoue's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Takuma Inoue".
Inoue has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Takuma Inoue Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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22 | Oct 13, 2024 | 28 |
Seiya Tsutsumi 28 11-0-2 | NA | NA
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21 | May 06, 2024 | 28 |
Sho Ishida 32 34-3 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Feb 24, 2024 | 28 |
Jerwin Ancajas 32 33-3-2 | win | TKO 9 |
19 | Apr 08, 2023 | 27 |
Liborio Solís 41 35-6-1 | win | UD 12 |
18 | Dec 13, 2022 | 26 |
Jake Bornea 27 14-3-1 | win | TKO 8 |
17 | Jun 07, 2022 | 26 | Gakuya Furuhashi | win | UD 12 |
16 | Nov 11, 2021 | 25 | Shingo Wake | win | UD 12 |
15 | Jan 14, 2021 | 25 | Keita Kurihara | win | TD 9 |
14 | Nov 07, 2019 | 23 |
Nordine Oubaali 33 16-0 | loss | UD 12 |
13 | Dec 30, 2018 | 23 |
Petch Sor Chitpattana 25 48-0 | win | UD 12 |
12 | Sep 11, 2018 | 22 | Mark John Yap | win | UD 12 |
11 | May 25, 2018 | 22 | Waldo Sabu | win | KO 1 |
10 | Dec 30, 2017 | 22 | Kentaro Masuda | win | UD 10 |
9 | Aug 30, 2017 | 21 | Hiroyuki Hisataka | win | UD 10 |
8 | Sep 04, 2016 | 20 |
Froilan Saludar 27 23-1-1 | win | UD 10 |
7 | May 08, 2016 | 20 | Afrizal Tamboresi | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Dec 29, 2015 | 20 | Rene Dacquel | win | UD 12 |
5 | Jul 06, 2015 | 19 | Mark Anthony Geraldo | win | UD 12 |
4 | Dec 30, 2014 | 19 | Nestor Daniel Narvaes | win | UD 8 |
3 | Sep 05, 2014 | 18 | Chalerm Kotala | win | KO 2 |
2 | Apr 06, 2014 | 18 | Teeraphong Utaida | win | UD 8 |
1 | Dec 06, 2013 | 17 | Tatsuya Fukuhara | win | UD 6 |