Naoya Inoue Record
| Total Fights | 26 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 26 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 13 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 16 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 19 |
| KO Wins | 23 |
| KO Losses | 0 |
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What is Naoya Inoue's boxing record?
11 years and two months into his professional boxing career, Naoya Inoue has fought 26 times with 26 wins and no losses.
Inoue's boxing record is currently an undefeated 26-0, which includes 13 world-title wins and 16 successful title defense fights at four weight classes — light-flyweight, super-flyweight, bantamweight, and super-bantamweight. He has a 88.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 23 of his total 26 fights being knockout wins, 19 of which were in title fights.
His latest fight was a 10th round KO victory over Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023. Inoue became the undisputed super-bantamweight championship with this win, unifying the WBA (Super) and IBF and the WBC and WBO titles, and also winning the prestigious Ring Magazine belt.
Inoue is next scheduled to fight Luis Nery on May 6, 2024 at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. In an undisputed super-bantamweight championship fight, Inoue will be defending his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles.
Some of Inoue's best fights and notable victories include wins over Nonito Donaire, Omar Narváez, Jamie McDonnell, Emmanuel Rodríguez, Stephen Fulton Jr., Adrián Hernández, and Marlon Tapales.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | May 6, 2024 | 31 | Luis Nery | NA * | NA |
| 26 | Dec 26, 2023 | 30 | Marlon Tapales | Win * | KO10 |
| 25 | Jul 25, 2023 | 30 | Stephen Fulton Jr. | Win * | TKO8 |
| 24 | Dec 13, 2022 | 29 | Paul Butler | Win * | KO11 |
| 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
Boxing career
Naoya Inoue (The Monster) is a 31-year old Japanese professional boxer. He was born in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan on April 10, 1993. He is a four-weight-class world champion and the current undisputed super-bantamweight and The Ring champion.
Inoue made his professional boxing debut against Crison Omayao at the age of 19 on October 2, 2012, defeating Omayao via 4th round KO.
He 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.
Naoya Inoue is a two-time undisputed world champion — at super-bantamweight and bantamweight, and a three-time unified world champion — at super-bantamweight and bantamweight (2x), and has won 13 world titles at four weight classes. For all the details about Inoue's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Inoue has never lost a fight in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was for the super-bantamweight undisputed championship title against Filipino boxer Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023. Inoue won the fight via 10th round KO, successfully defending his WBC and WBO titles and winning the WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring (vacant) titles to become the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion. It's been 3 months and 28 days since this fight.
Championships
Inoue has had a total of 21 world-title fights till today, which includes winning 13 world titles and 16 successful title defenses. He won all 21 of these fights.
Title Wins
Naoya Inoue has fought for world titles in nine fights and won all nine of them, eight of these victories coming via way of stoppage. Till today, he has won 13 belts across four weight classes.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2023+ | Marlon Tapales | Super-bantamweight | WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring* | KO |
| Jul 25, 2023^ | Stephen Fulton Jr. | Super-bantamweight | WBC, WBO | TKO |
| Dec 13, 2022+ | Paul Butler | Bantamweight | WBO | KO |
| Jun 7, 2022^ | Nonito Donaire | Bantamweight | WBC | TKO |
| Nov 7, 2019^ | Nonito Donaire | Bantamweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
| May 18, 2019 | Emmanuel Rodríguez | Bantamweight | IBF, The Ring* | TKO |
| May 25, 2018 | Jamie McDonnell | Bantamweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Omar Narváez | Super-flyweight | WBO | KO |
| Apr 6, 2014 | Adrián Hernández | Light-flyweight | WBC | TKO |
Title Defenses
Naoya Inoue has had 16 world-title defense fights across four weight classes — light-flyweight, super-flyweight (x7), bantamweight (x7), and super-bantamweight. He won all of these fights. He is scheduled to defend his super-bantamweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles against Luis Nery on May 6, 2024.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2023+ | Marlon Tapales | Super-bantamweight | WBC, WBO | KO |
| Dec 13, 2022+ | Paul Butler | Bantamweight | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring | KO |
| Jun 7, 2022^ | Nonito Donaire | Bantamweight | WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring | TKO |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Aran Dipaen | Bantamweight | WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring | TKO |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Michael Dasmariñas | Bantamweight | WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring | KO |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Jason Moloney | Bantamweight | WBA (Super), IBF, The Ring | KO |
| Nov 7, 2019^ | Nonito Donaire | Bantamweight | IBF, The Ring | UD |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Juan Carlos Payano | Bantamweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
| Dec 30, 2017 | Yoan Boyeaux | Super-flyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Antonio Nieves | Super-flyweight | WBO | RTD |
| May 21, 2017 | Ricardo Rodriguez | Super-flyweight | WBO | KO |
| Dec 30, 2016 | Kohei Kono | Super-flyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Petchbarngborn Kokietgym | Super-flyweight | WBO | TKO |
| May 8, 2016 | David Carmona | Super-flyweight | WBO | UD |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Warlito Parrenas | Super-flyweight | WBO | TKO |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Samartlek Kokietgym | Light-flyweight | WBC | TKO |
Highlights
Inoue has fought a total of 26 times till today, which includes 21 world-title fights at four weight divisions. 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.
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 25, 2018: Inoue wins the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title from Jamie McDonnell, by beating McDonnell 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 KO. He now holds the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring, and WBO bantamweight world-champion belts.
July 25, 2023: Inoue becomes a unified super-bantamweight world champion by beating Stephen Fulton Jr. via 8th round TKO. He now holds the WBC and WBO super-bantamweight world-champion belts.
December 26, 2023: Inoue becomes the undisputed super-bantamweight world champion by defeating Marlon Tapales via 10th round KO. He now holds the WBC, WBO, WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring super-bantamweight world-champion belts.
FAQs
How many KOs does Naoya Inoue have on his record?
Inoue has knocked out 23 of his 26 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 88.5%. Of his total 26 wins, 23 of them have been via KO (88.5%).
What was Naoya Inoue's first world title win?
Inoue's first world-title win was the WBC belt at light-flyweight. He defeated Adrián Hernández via 6 round TKO to win the title.
How many world titles did Naoya Inoue win?
As of April 2024, Inoue has won 13 world titles at four weight classes.
How many title defenses did Naoya Inoue make?
Inoue has had 16 successful title defense fights so far.