10 years and 2 months into his professional boxing career, Naoya Inoue has fought 24 times with 24 wins and no losses. As of February 2023, Inoue's boxing record stands at 24-0 (21 KO wins).
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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 3-weight-class world champion. Inoue is 29 years old, he will turn 30 in 2 months and 3 days.
Total Fights | 24 |
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Wins | 24 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 21 |
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Total Title Wins | 8 |
Title Defenses | 15 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 17 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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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 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Some of Inoue's best wins so far are against Nonito Donaire, Omar Narváez, Jamie McDonnell, Emmanuel Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Payano, Adrián Hernández, and Jason Moloney.
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%).
Naoya Inoue is currently undefeated. He hasn't lost a single fight till now and is on a 24-fight win streak.