Best fights of Takeshi Inoue
Over 10 years as a professional, Takeshi Inoue has compiled a 20-2-3 (12) record, including eleven title fights. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Takeshi Inoue KOs Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki
On November 5, 2022 Takeshi Inoue fought Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki for the vacant OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight titles. Inoue was 32 years old with a record of 18-2-1, and Maruki was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was coming off a win. Inoue stopped Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki via TKO in the 6th round. Won the vacant titles.
2. Takeshi Inoue KOs Saenganan Sithsaithong
On October 12, 2023 Takeshi Inoue defended his WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title against Saenganan Sithsaithong. Inoue was 33 years old with a record of 19-2-2, and Sithsaithong was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue stopped Saenganan Sithsaithong via TKO in the 6th round. Defended the title.
3. Takeshi Inoue KOs Patomsuk Pathompothong
On August 3, 2019 Takeshi Inoue fought Patomsuk Pathompothong for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title. Inoue was 29 years old with a record of 13-1-1, and Pathompothong was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was coming off a loss. Inoue stopped Patomsuk Pathompothong via KO in the 2nd round. Won the vacant title.
4. Takeshi Inoue loses to Tim Tszyu via unanimous decision
On November 17, 2021 Takeshi Inoue, the WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight champion, met Tim Tszyu, the WBO Global super welterweight champion, in a title unification fight. Inoue was 31 years old with a record of 17-1-1, and Tszyu was 27 with a record of 19-0. Inoue was on a 4-fight winning streak and Tszyu was on an undefeated 19-fight winning streak. Inoue lost via unanimous decision. Lost the title in unification. Went the distance with Tszyu.
5. Takeshi Inoue KOs Nicole Paradorn Gym
On October 19, 2019 Takeshi Inoue faced Nicole Paradorn Gym in a super welterweight bout. Inoue was 29 years old with a record of 14-1-1, and Gym was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was coming off a win. Inoue stopped Nicole Paradorn Gym via TKO in the 1st round.
6. Takeshi Inoue stops Cheng Su
On January 18, 2020 Takeshi Inoue defended his WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title against Cheng Su. Inoue was 30 years old with a record of 15-1-1, and Su was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was on a 2-fight winning streak. Inoue stopped Cheng Su via retirement in the 2nd round. Defended the title.
7. Takeshi Inoue loses to Jaime Munguia via unanimous decision
On January 26, 2019 Takeshi Inoue fought Jaime Munguia for the WBO super welterweight title. Inoue was 29 years old with a record of 13-0-1, and Munguia was 22 with a record of 31-0. Inoue was on an undefeated 13-fight winning streak and Munguia was on an undefeated 31-fight winning streak. Inoue lost via unanimous decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Munguia.
8. Takeshi Inoue KOs Niwat Kongkan
On November 10, 2017 Takeshi Inoue fought Niwat Kongkan for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific and OPBF super welterweight titles. Inoue was 27 years old with a record of 11-0-1, and Kongkan was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was on an undefeated 11-fight winning streak. Inoue stopped Niwat Kongkan via TKO in the 8th round. Won the vacant titles.
9. Takeshi Inoue KOs Koshinmaru Saito
On April 25, 2017 Takeshi Inoue fought Koshinmaru Saito for the vacant Japanese super welterweight title. Inoue was 27 years old with a record of 9-0-1, and Saito was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was on an undefeated 9-fight winning streak. Inoue stopped Koshinmaru Saito via TKO in the 7th round. Won the vacant title.
10. Takeshi Inoue KOs Riku Nagahama
On August 10, 2017 Takeshi Inoue defended his Japanese super welterweight title against Riku Nagahama. Inoue was 27 years old with a record of 10-0-1, and Nagahama was 0 with a record of 0-0. Inoue was on an undefeated 10-fight winning streak. Inoue stopped Riku Nagahama via TKO in the 8th round. Defended the title.