Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27) was born in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan on April 10, 1993. At the age of 19 years on October 2, 2012, he made his professional boxing debut against Crison Omayao, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 6th career fight at 20 years old, Inoue became a light-flyweight world champion on April 6, 2014 after defeating Adrián Hernández via 6th-round KO to win the WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Inoue's last fight was a super-bantamweight (WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring) world-title defense against Ramon Cardenas on May 4, 2025. He stopped Cardenas via TKO in the 8th round, successfully defending the titles. He is currently undefeated and is on a 30-fight winning streak.
Some of Naoya Inoue's best fights have been against Ryoichi Taguchi, David Carmona, Nonito Donaire, Omar Narváez, Petchbarngborn Kokietgym, Adrián Hernández and Jerson Mancio.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | May 4, 2025 32 years 30-0 (27) | 29 years, 7 months 26-1 (14) | SBT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
29  | Jan 24, 2025 31 years, 9 months 29-0 (26) | 32 years, 3 months 21-2-2 (13) | SBT | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
28  | Sep 3, 2024 31 years, 4 months 28-0 (25) | 37 years, 10 months 26-4 (20) | SBT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
27  | May 6, 2024 31 years 27-0 (24) | 29 years, 4 months 35-1 (27) | SBT | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
26  | Dec 26, 2023 30 years, 8 months 26-0 (23) | 31 years, 9 months 37-3 (18) | SBT | 10 | KO | WIN Won WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring Defended WBC, WBO Vacant |
25  | Jul 25, 2023 30 years, 3 months 25-0 (22) | 29 years 21-0 (8) | SBT | 8 | TKO | WIN Won WBC, WBO |
24  | Dec 13, 2022 29 years, 8 months 24-0 (21) | 34 years, 1 months 34-2 (15) | BT | 11 | KO | WIN Won WBO Defended WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
23  | Jun 7, 2022 29 years, 1 months 23-0 (20) | 39 years, 6 months 42-6 (28) | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Defended WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
22  | Dec 14, 2021 28 years, 8 months 22-0 (19) | 30 years, 10 months 12-2 (11) | BT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
21  | Jun 19, 2021 28 years, 2 months 21-0 (18) | 28 years, 9 months 30-2-1 (20) | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
20  | Oct 31, 2020 27 years, 6 months 20-0 (17) | 29 years, 9 months 21-1 (18) | BT | 7 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring |
19 | Nov 7, 2019 26 years, 6 months 19-0 (16) | 36 years, 11 months 40-5 (26) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Super) Defended WBA (Unified), IBF, The Ring |
18  | May 18, 2019 26 years, 1 months 18-0 (16) | 26 years, 9 months 19-0 (12) | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Won IBF, The Ring Defended WBA (Unified) Vacant |
17  | Oct 7, 2018 25 years, 5 months 17-0 (15) | 34 years, 5 months 20-1 (9) | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
16  | May 25, 2018 25 years, 1 months 16-0 (14) | 32 years, 1 months 29-2-1 (13) | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
15  | Dec 30, 2017 24 years, 8 months 15-0 (13) | 29 years, 11 months 41-4 (26) | SFL | 3 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
14  | Sep 9, 2017 24 years, 4 months 14-0 (12) | 30 years, 3 months 17-1-2 (9) | SFL | 6 | RTD | WIN Defended WBO |
13  | May 21, 2017 24 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | 27 years, 9 months 16-3 (5) | SFL | 3 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
12  | Dec 30, 2016 23 years, 8 months 12-0 (10) | 36 years, 1 months 32-9-1 (13) | SFL | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
11  | Sep 4, 2016 23 years, 4 months 11-0 (9) | 31 years 35-7 (16) | SFL | 10 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
10  | May 8, 2016 23 years 10-0 (8) | 25 years 20-3-5 (8) | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
9  | Dec 29, 2015 22 years, 8 months 9-0 (8) | 32 years, 5 months 24-6-1 (21) | SFL | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBO |
8  | Dec 30, 2014 21 years, 8 months 8-0 (7) | 39 years, 2 months 43-1-2 (23) | SFL | 2 | KO | WIN Won WBO |
7  | Sep 5, 2014 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | 29 years, 9 months 17-4 (5) | LFL | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
6  | Apr 6, 2014 20 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | 28 years, 2 months 29-2-1 (18) | LFL | 6 | KO | WIN Won WBC |
5  | Dec 6, 2013 20 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | 26 years, 3 months 18-3-3 (9) | LFL | 5 | TKO | WIN |
4  | Aug 25, 2013 20 years, 4 months 4-0 (3) | 26 years, 8 months 18-1-1 (8) | LFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
3  | Apr 16, 2013 20 years 3-0 (3) | 28 years, 6 months 17-2-4 (12) | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
2  | Jan 5, 2013 19 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | 35 years, 10 months 9-10 (9) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1  | Oct 2, 2012 19 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | 19 years, 9 months 16-4-1 (4) | 4 | KO | WIN |
