Naoya Inoue Record & Stats

Boxing Record

Career Summary

Naoya Inoue made his debut against Crison Omayao at the age of 19 on October 2, 2012, defeating Omayao via 4th round KO.

Inoue had his first world title fight at the age of 20 on April 6, 2014 after 5 professional fights, against Adrián Hernández for the light-flyweight WBC title. He defeated Hernández via 6th round TKO to become the light-flyweight champion of the world.

He is a undisputed bantamweight world champion, and has won eight world titles at three weight classes. For all the details about Inoue's world title wins and defenses refer to "Naoya Inoue World Titles".

Some of Inoue's best fights and notable victories include wins over Nonito Donaire, Omar Narváez, Jamie McDonnell, Emmanuel Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Payano, Adrián Hernández, and Jason Moloney.

Naoya Inoue has never lost a fight in his professional boxing career so far.

His most recent fight was for the bantamweight undisputed championship title against English boxer Paul Butler on December 13, 2022. Inoue won the fight via 11th round TKO, successfully defending his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring titles and winning the WBO title to become the undisputed bantamweight world champion. It's been 1 month and 25 days since this fight.

Inoue's professional boxing record is currently at an undefeated 24-0, which includes 21 knockout wins, and eight title wins. He is on a 24-fight winning streak.

Career Highlights

Naoya Inoue has fought a total of 24 times till today. He is among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Adrián Hernández

  April 6, 2014

  A 20-year old Naoya Inoue (5-0, 4 KO) had his first world title fight against Adrián Hernández for Hernández' WBC light-flyweight belt. Hernández was 28 years old with a record of 29-2-1. Hernández was on a seven-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.

  Inoue defeated Hernández via 6th round TKO to win the WBC light-flyweight title.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Omar Narvaez

  December 30, 2014

  A 21-year old Naoya Inoue (7-0, 6 KO) faced Omar Narváez, who was 39 years old with a record of 43-1-2. Narváez was on a eight-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage.

  Inoue defeated Narvaez via 2nd round KO to win the WBO super-flyweight title.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Ricardo Rodriguez

  May 21, 2017

  A 24-year old Naoya Inoue (12-0, 10 KO) faced Ricardo Rodriguez, who was 27 years old with a record of 16-3 in a super-flyweight title defense fight. Rodriguez was on a four-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.

  Inoue defeated Rodriguez via 3rd round KO to retain the WBO super-flyweight title.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Jamie McDonnell

  May 25, 2018

  A 25-year old Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KO) faced Jamie McDonnell, who was 32 years old with a record of 29-2-1. McDonnell was on a 21-fight win streak with 13 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 12 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage over Inoue.

  Inoue defeated McDonnell via 1st round TKO to win the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Juan Carlos Payano

  October 7, 2018

  A 25-year old Naoya Inoue (16-0, 14 KO) faced Juan Carlos Payano, who was 34 years old with a record of 20-1 in a bantamweight title defense fight. Payano was on a three-fight win streak with 9 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Inoue had a 7 cm reach advantage over Payano.

  Inoue defeated Payano via 1st round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Emmanuel Rodríguez

  May 18, 2019

  A 26-year old Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KO) faced an undefeated Emmanuel Rodríguez, who was 26 years old with a record of 19-0. Rodríguez was on a 19-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Inoue had a 2 cm reach advantage over Rodríguez.

  Inoue defeated Rodríguez via 2nd round TKO to win the IBF and vacant Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He handed Rodríguez the first loss of his career, and put an end to Rodríguez' 19-fight win streak.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire

  November 7, 2019

  A 26-year old Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KO) faced Nonito Donaire, who was 36 years old with a record of 40-5 in a bantamweight unification fight. Donaire was on a two-fight win streak with 26 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Inoue.

  Inoue defeated Donaire via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBA (Super) bantamweight title and retain the IBF and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Jason Moloney

  October 31, 2020

  A 27-year old Naoya Inoue (19-0, 16 KO) faced Jason Moloney, who was 29 years old with a record of 21-1 in a bantamweight title defense fight. Moloney was on a four-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Inoue had a 1 cm reach advantage over Moloney.

  Inoue defeated Moloney via 7th round KO to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Michael Dasmarinas

  June 19, 2021

  A 28-year old Naoya Inoue (20-0, 17 KO) faced Michael Dasmariñas, who was 28 years old with a record of 29-2-1 in a bantamweight title defense fight. Dasmariñas was on a two-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Inoue had a 1 cm reach advantage over Dasmariñas.

  Inoue defeated Dasmarinas via 3rd round KO to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire II

  June 7, 2022

  In a rematch, a 29-year old Naoya Inoue (22-0, 19 KO) faced Nonito Donaire, who was now 39 years old with a record of 42-6 in a bantamweight unification fight. Donaire was on a two-fight win streak with 28 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Inoue.

  Inoue defeated Donaire via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC bantamweight title and retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

• Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler

  December 13, 2022

  A 29-year old Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KO) faced Paul Butler, who was 34 years old with a record of 34-2 in a undisputed bantamweight championship bout. Butler was on a eight-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Inoue had a 3 cm reach advantage over Butler.

  Inoue defeated Butler via 11th round TKO to win the WBO bantamweight title and retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.