Takuma Inoue (20-2, 5) was born in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan on December 26, 1995. At the age of 17 years on December 6, 2013, he made his professional boxing debut against Tatsuya Fukuhara, winning the fight via 6-round unanimous decision.
On his 14th career fight at 23 years old, Takuma Inoue got a shot at the WBC bantamweight titles against Nordine Oubaali on November 7, 2019 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a bantamweight world champion (WBA) on April 8, 2023 at the age of 27 years old, on his 19th career fight, after defeating Liborio Solís via 12-round unanimous decision.
Inoue's last fight was a bantamweight (WBA) world-title defense against Seiya Tsutsumi on October 13, 2024. He lost the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Takuma Inoue's best fights have been against Petch Sor Chitpattana, Liborio Solís, Froilan Saludar, Shō Ishida, Jerwin Ancajas, Jake Bornea and Afrizal Tamboresi.
Inoue has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Oct 13, 2024 28 years, 9 months 20-2 (5) | 28 years, 9 months 11-0-2 (8) | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
21  | May 6, 2024 28 years, 4 months 20-1 (5) | 32 years, 5 months 34-3 (17) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
20  | Feb 24, 2024 28 years, 1 months 19-1 (5) | 32 years, 1 months 34-3-2 (23) | BT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
19  | Apr 8, 2023 27 years, 3 months 18-1 (4) | 41 years 35-6-1 (16) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
18  | Dec 13, 2022 26 years, 11 months 17-1 (4) | 27 years, 6 months 14-3-1 (7) | SBT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Jun 7, 2022 26 years, 5 months 16-1 (3) | Gakuya Furuhashi | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
16 | Nov 11, 2021 25 years, 10 months 15-1 (3) | Shingo Wake | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
15 | Jan 14, 2021 25 years 14-1 (3) | Keita Kurihara | BT | 9 | TD | WIN |
14  | Nov 7, 2019 23 years, 10 months 13-1 (3) | 33 years, 3 months 16-0 (12) | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
13  | Dec 30, 2018 23 years 13-0 (3) | 25 years, 1 months 48-0 (33) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC InterimVacant |
12 | Sep 11, 2018 22 years, 8 months 12-0 (3) | Mark John Yap | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
11 | May 25, 2018 22 years, 4 months 11-0 (3) | Waldo Sabu | SFL | 1 | KO | WIN |
10 | Dec 30, 2017 22 years 10-0 (2) | Kentaro Masuda | SFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
9 | Aug 30, 2017 21 years, 8 months 9-0 (2) | Hiroyuki Hisataka | SFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
8  | Sep 4, 2016 20 years, 8 months 8-0 (2) | 27 years, 4 months 23-1-1 (14) | SFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
7 | May 8, 2016 20 years, 4 months 7-0 (2) | Afrizal Tamboresi | SFL | 2 | TKO | WIN |
6 | Dec 29, 2015 20 years 6-0 (1) | Rene Dacquel | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
5 | Jul 6, 2015 19 years, 6 months 5-0 (1) | Mark Anthony Geraldo | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
4 | Dec 30, 2014 19 years 4-0 (1) | Nestor Daniel Narvaes | 8 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Sep 5, 2014 18 years, 8 months 3-0 (1) | Chalerm Kotala | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 6, 2014 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | Teeraphong Utaida | 8 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Dec 6, 2013 17 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Tatsuya Fukuhara | 6 | UD | WIN |
