Naoya Inoue Record & Stats
10 years and two months into his professional boxing career, Naoya Inoue has fought 24 times with 24 wins and no losses. As of June 2023, Inoue's boxing record stands at 24-0 (21 KO wins).
- Born
- Apr 10, 1993
- Age
- 30
- Debut
- Oct 2, 2012
- Record
- 24-0
- Rounds
- 138
- KOs
- 21 (87.5%)
- Height
- 165 cm
- Reach
- 171 cm
- Ape Index
- 6 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- Next Fight
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
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Naoya Inoue (The Monster) is a Japanese professional boxer. He was born in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan on April 10, 1993. Inoue made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on October 2, 2012. He is a three-weight-class world champion. Inoue is 30 years old, he will turn 31 in 10 months and one day.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 24 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 24 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 21 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 8 |
| Title Defenses | 15 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 17 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jul 25, 2023 | 30 | Stephen Fulton | NA * | NA |
| 24 | Dec 13, 2022 | 29 | Paul Butler | Win * | TKO11 |
| 23 | Jun 7, 2022 | 29 | Nonito Donaire | Win * | TKO2 |
| 22 | Dec 14, 2021 | 28 | Aran Dipaen | Win * | TKO8 |
| 21 | Jun 19, 2021 | 28 | Michael Dasmariñas | Win * | KO3 |
| 20 | Oct 31, 2020 | 27 | Jason Moloney | Win * | KO7 |
| 19 | Nov 7, 2019 | 26 | Nonito Donaire | Win * | UD |
| 18 | May 18, 2019 | 26 | Emmanuel Rodríguez | Win * | TKO2 |
| 17 | Oct 7, 2018 | 25 | Juan Carlos Payano | Win * | TKO1 |
| 16 | May 25, 2018 | 25 | Jamie McDonnell | Win * | TKO1 |
| 15 | Dec 30, 2017 | 24 | Yoan Boyeaux | Win * | TKO3 |
| 14 | Sep 9, 2017 | 24 | Antonio Nieves | Win * | RTD6 |
| 13 | May 21, 2017 | 24 | Ricardo Rodriguez | Win * | KO3 |
| 12 | Dec 30, 2016 | 23 | Kohei Kono | Win * | TKO6 |
| 11 | Sep 4, 2016 | 23 | Petchbarngborn Kokietgym | Win * | TKO10 |
| 10 | May 8, 2016 | 23 | David Carmona | Win * | UD |
| 9 | Dec 29, 2015 | 22 | Warlito Parrenas | Win * | TKO2 |
| 8 | Dec 30, 2014 | 21 | Omar Narváez | Win * | KO2 |
| 7 | Sep 5, 2014 | 21 | Samartlek Kokietgym | Win * | TKO11 |
| 6 | Apr 6, 2014 | 20 | Adrián Hernández | Win * | TKO6 |
| 5 | Dec 6, 2013 | 20 | Jerson Mancio | Win | TKO5 |
| 4 | Aug 25, 2013 | 20 | Ryoichi Taguchi | Win | UD |
| 3 | Apr 16, 2013 | 20 | Yūki Sano | Win | TKO10 |
| 2 | Jan 5, 2013 | 19 | Ngaoprajan Chuwatana | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Oct 2, 2012 | 19 | Crison Omayao | Win | KO4 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Inoue is a three-weight-division world champion. He has held eight world titles, one of which was a vacant title win, and the rest seven were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Bantamweight | WBA 2x, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring |
| Super-flyweight | WBO |
| Light-flyweight | WBC |
Statistics
Naoya Inoue is 165 cm tall (5' 4.96") with a reach of 171 cm (5' 7.32"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 6 cm (2.36").
Inoue has a 87.5% KO rate. Of his total 21 KO wins, 11 were in the early rounds, six in the mid rounds, and four in the later rounds. He has three first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Naoya Inoue made his professional boxing 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 Michael Dasmariñas.
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 5 months and 27 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Inoue has fought a total of 24 times till today, which includes 19 world-title fights at three weight divisions — bantamweight, super-flyweight, and light-flyweight. He is among the very best of his generation and has put on some incredible performances in his fights. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
April 6, 2014: Inoue wins his first world title by defeating Adrián Hernández via 6th round TKO. He is now the WBC light-flyweight world champion.
December 30, 2014: Inoue wins the WBO super-flyweight title from Omar Narváez, by beating Narváez via 2nd round KO.
May 21, 2017: Inoue successfully defends the WBO super-flyweight title against Ricardo Rodriguez, winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
May 25, 2018: Inoue wins the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title from Jamie McDonnell, by beating McDonnell via 1st round TKO.
October 7, 2018: Inoue successfully defends the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title against Juan Carlos Payano, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.
May 18, 2019: Inoue wins the IBF and The Ring bantamweight titles from Emmanuel Rodríguez, by beating Rodríguez via 2nd round TKO.
November 7, 2019: Inoue becomes a unified bantamweight world champion by beating Nonito Donaire via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the IBF, The Ring, and WBA (Super) bantamweight world-champion belts.
October 31, 2020: Inoue successfully defends the WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Jason Moloney, winning the fight via 7th round KO.
June 19, 2021: Inoue successfully defends the WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Michael Dasmariñas, winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
June 7, 2022: Inoue becomes a unified bantamweight world champion by beating Nonito Donaire via 2nd round TKO. He now holds the WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring, and WBC bantamweight world-champion belts.
December 13, 2022: Inoue becomes the undisputed bantamweight world champion by defeating Paul Butler via 11th round TKO. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring, and WBO bantamweight world-champion belts.
Naoya Inoue Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Inoue's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his latest win against Paul Butler.
Naoya Inoue vs. Stephen Fulton
Fight page: Inoue vs. FultonIn his next fight, Naoya Inoue will face 29-year old undefeated American boxer Stephen Fulton (21-0, 8 KO) on July 25, 2023 at the Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan. He challenges Fulton's super-bantamweight WBC and WBO titles.
Naoya Inoue vs. Paul Butler
Fight page: Inoue vs. ButlerOn December 13, 2022, a 29-year old Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KO) faced English boxer Paul Butler, who was 34 years old with a record of 34-2 in an 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. Coming into this fight, Butler had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
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. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire II
Fight page: Inoue vs. Donaire IIOn June 7, 2022, in their 2nd fight, a 29-year old Naoya Inoue (22-0, 19 KO) faced Nonito Donaire again, who was now 39 years old with a record of 42-6 in a bantamweight title-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. Coming into this fight, Donaire had six losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Donaire via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC bantamweight title and retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Aran Dipaen
Fight page: Inoue vs. DipaenOn December 14, 2021, a 28-year old Naoya Inoue (21-0, 18 KO) faced Thai boxer Aran Dipaen, who was 30 years old with a record of 12-2 in a bantamweight title-defense fight. Dipaen was on a six-fight win streak with 11 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Dipaen had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Dipaen via 8th round TKO to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Michael Dasmariñas
Fight page: Inoue vs. DasmariñasOn June 19, 2021, a 28-year old Naoya Inoue (20-0, 17 KO) faced Filipino boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Dasmarinas had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Dasmarinas via 3rd round KO to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Jason Moloney
Fight page: Inoue vs. MoloneyOn October 31, 2020, a 27-year old Naoya Inoue (19-0, 16 KO) faced Australian boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Moloney had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Moloney via 7th round KO to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire
Fight page: Inoue vs. DonaireOn November 7, 2019, a 26-year old Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KO) faced Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire for the first time, who was 36 years old with a record of 40-5 in a bantamweight title-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. Coming into this fight, Donaire had five losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Donaire via 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBA (Super) bantamweight title and retain the IBF and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
Naoya Inoue vs. Emmanuel Rodríguez
Fight page: Inoue vs. RodríguezOn May 18, 2019, a 26-year old Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KO) faced an undefeated Puerto Rican boxer Emmanuel Rodríguez, who was 26 years old with a record of 19-0 for Rodríguez' IBF and Ring Magazine (vacant) bantamweight titles. 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. Inoue is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Juan Carlos Payano
Fight page: Inoue vs. PayanoOn October 7, 2018, a 25-year old Naoya Inoue (16-0, 14 KO) faced Dominican boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Payano had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Payano via 1st round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Jamie McDonnell
Fight page: Inoue vs. McDonnellOn May 25, 2018, a 25-year old Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KO) faced British boxer Jamie McDonnell, who was 32 years old with a record of 29-2-1 for McDonnell's WBA (Regular) bantamweight title. 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. Coming into this fight, McDonnell had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated McDonnell via 1st round TKO to win the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Yoan Boyeaux
Fight page: Inoue vs. BoyeauxOn December 30, 2017, a 24-year old Naoya Inoue (14-0, 12 KO) faced French boxer Yoan Boyeaux, who was 29 years old with a record of 41-4 in a super-flyweight title-defense fight. Boyeaux was on a 31-fight win streak with 26 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Inoue. Coming into this fight, Boyeaux had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Boyeaux via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves
Fight page: Inoue vs. NievesOn September 9, 2017, a 24-year old Naoya Inoue (13-0, 11 KO) faced American boxer Antonio Nieves, who was 30 years old with a record of 17-1-2 in a super-flyweight title-defense fight. Nieves was on a one-fight losing streak. Inoue was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Nieves had a 3 cm reach advantage over Inoue. Coming into this fight, Nieves had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Nieves via 6th round RTD to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Ricardo Rodriguez
Fight page: Inoue vs. RodriguezOn May 21, 2017, a 24-year old Naoya Inoue (12-0, 10 KO) faced American boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Rodriguez had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Rodriguez via 3rd round KO to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Kohei Kono
Fight page: Inoue vs. KonoOn December 30, 2016, a 23-year old Naoya Inoue (11-0, 9 KO) faced fellow Japanese boxer Kohei Kono, who was 36 years old with a record of 32-9-1 in a super-flyweight title-defense fight. Kono was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Inoue had a 1 cm reach advantage over Kono. Coming into this fight, Kono had nine losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Kono via 6th round TKO to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Petchbarngborn Kokietgym
Fight page: Inoue vs. KokietgymOn September 4, 2016, a 23-year old Naoya Inoue (10-0, 8 KO) faced Thai boxer Petchbarngborn Kokietgym, who was 31 years old with a record of 35-7 in a super-flyweight title-defense fight. Kokietgym was on a 16-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Inoue had a 1 cm reach advantage over Kokietgym. Coming into this fight, Jarupianlerd had seven losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Jarupianlerd via 10th round TKO to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Naoya Inoue vs. David Carmona
Fight page: Inoue vs. CarmonaOn May 8, 2016, a 23-year old Naoya Inoue (9-0, 8 KO) faced Mexican boxer David Carmona, who was 25 years old with a record of 20-3-5 in a super-flyweight title-defense fight. Carmona was on a one-fight win streak with 8 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Carmona had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Carmona via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Naoya Inoue vs. Warlito Parrenas
Fight page: Inoue vs. ParrenasOn December 29, 2015, a 22-year old Naoya Inoue (8-0, 7 KO) faced Filipino boxer Warlito Parrenas, who was 32 years old with a record of 24-6-1 in a super-flyweight title-defense fight. Parrenas was coming off a draw against David Carmona in his last fight. Both the boxers were of the same height but Inoue had a 1 cm reach advantage over Parrenas. Coming into this fight, Parrenas had six losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Parrenas via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Omar Narváez
Fight page: Inoue vs. NarváezOn December 30, 2014, a 21-year old Naoya Inoue (7-0, 6 KO) faced Argentinian boxer Omar Narváez, who was 39 years old with a record of 43-1-2 for Narváez' WBO super-flyweight title. 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. Coming into this fight, Narvaez had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Narvaez via 2nd round KO to win the WBO super-flyweight title. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Samartlek Kokietgym
Fight page: Inoue vs. KokietgymOn September 5, 2014, a 21-year old Naoya Inoue (6-0, 5 KO) faced Thai boxer Samartlek Kokietgym, who was 29 years old with a record of 17-4 in a light-flyweight title-defense fight. Kokietgym was on a nine-fight win streak with 5 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Basapean had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Basapean via 11th round TKO to retain the WBC light-flyweight title. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Adrián Hernández
Fight page: Inoue vs. HernándezOn April 6, 2014, in his 6th professional fight, a 20-year old Naoya Inoue (5-0, 4 KO) had his first world title fight against Mexican boxer 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. Coming into this fight, Hernández had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Hernández via 6th round TKO to win the WBC light-flyweight title. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Jerson Mancio
Fight page: Inoue vs. MancioOn December 6, 2013, a 20-year old Naoya Inoue (4-0, 3 KO) fought Filipino boxer Jerson Mancio, who was 26 years old with a record of 18-3-3. Mancio was on a five-fight win streak with 9 KO wins. Inoue was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mancio had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Mancio via 5th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Naoya Inoue vs. Ryoichi Taguchi
Fight page: Inoue vs. TaguchiOn August 25, 2013, a 20-year old Naoya Inoue (3-0, 3 KO) fought fellow Japanese boxer Ryoichi Taguchi, who was 26 years old with a record of 18-1-1. Taguchi was on a two-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Inoue had a 1 cm reach advantage over Taguchi. Coming into this fight, Taguchi had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Taguchi via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Naoya Inoue vs. Yūki Sano
Fight page: Inoue vs. SanoOn April 16, 2013, a 20-year old Naoya Inoue (2-0, 2 KO) fought fellow Japanese boxer Yūki Sano, who was 28 years old with a record of 17-2-4. Sano was on a one-fight win streak with 12 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Inoue had a 6 cm reach advantage over Sano. Coming into this fight, Sano had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Sano via 10th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Ngaoprajan Chuwatana
Fight page: Inoue vs. ChuwatanaOn January 5, 2013, a 19-year old Naoya Inoue (1-0, 1 KO) fought Thai boxer Ngaoprajan Chuwatana, who was 35 years old with a record of 9-10. Chuwatana was on a one-fight losing streak. Inoue was the taller of the two by 17 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Thammakhun had 10 losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Inoue defeated Thammakhun via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naoya Inoue vs. Crison Omayao
Fight page: Inoue vs. OmayaoOn October 2, 2012, a 19-year old Naoya Inoue successfully debuted against Filipino boxer Crison Omayao, who was 19 years old with a record of 16-4-1. Omayao was on a one-fight losing streak. Inoue was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 6 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Omayao had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Inoue defeated Omayao via 4th round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Naoya Inoue have on his record?
Inoue has knocked out 21 of his 24 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 87.5%. Of his total 24 wins, 21 of them have been via KO (87.5%).