Naoya Inoue

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Naoya Inoue
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Monster (怪物 Kaibutsu)[1]
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[2]
Reach67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)[2]
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 28)
Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins21
Wins by KO18
Losses0
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Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Japan
Asian Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tehran Light-flyweight

Naoya Inoue (井上 尚弥, Inoue Naoya, born 10 April 1993) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a three-weight world champion and currently a unified bantamweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring magazine titles since 2019. He previously held the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2018, and the WBC light-flyweight title in 2014.[3]

Nicknamed "Monster", Inoue is known for his punching power and body attack, having a knockout-to-win ratio of 85%. As of May 2021, he is ranked as the world's best active bantamweight by BoxRec[4] and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB),[5] as well as the world's second best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring[6], Boxing Writers Association of America[7] and TBRB,[8] and third by ESPN.[9]

Amateur career[]

Inoue won the Japanese Interscholastic Athletic Meeting and the Japanese Junior National Championships in 2009. In 2010, he took the bronze medal in the Asian Youth Championships in Tehran, Iran, and won the Japanese Junior Selection Tournament. He then participated in the AIBA Youth World Championships, but lost to Yosvany Veitía in the third preliminary round. He finished in the second place at the Japanese National Championships in the same year.[10]

In July 2011, he took the gold medal in the 21st President's Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.[11][12][13] He subsequently won the first place in the Japanese Interscholastic Athletic Meeting in that year.[10] However, he was eliminated in the third round by Yosvany Veitía in the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan, and lost to Birzhan Zhakypov in the final at the 2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.[14] His amateur record was 75–6 (48 KOs and RSCs).[14]

Highlights[]

Professional career[]

Light flyweight[]

Early years[]

Inoue turned professional in 2012, signing with Ohashi Boxing Gym. Of his own volition, he signed an agreement with Hideyuki Ohashi to never fight against easy opponents.[15][16] On 2 October 2012, he fought against Filipino national champion[14] Crison Omayao,[17] and won his debut via a fourth-round knockout. After this victory, he won his next two fights against Thai national champion[14] Ngaoprajan Chuwatana and Japan's number one-ranked light flyweight boxer[18] Yūki Sano. On 25 August 2013, Inoue captured the Japanese light flyweight title from the WBA's number three-ranked contender, and future WBA, IBF and Ring magazine light flyweight champion, Ryoichi Taguchi. This was seen as Inoue's toughest test thus far but in the end he dominated and battered Taguchi over ten rounds.[14][19]

He then fought for the vacant OPBF light flyweight title on 6 December 2013 on the undercard of Yaegashi-Sosa. Inoue defeated Jerson Mancio with a 5th-round TKO to claim the regional title. Earlier that day, his younger brother, Takuma Inoue, made his professional debut with a unanimous decision victory.[20]

Inoue vs. Hernández, Kokietgym[]

Inoue stopped Adrián Hernández to be crowned the WBC light flyweight champion in his sixth professional bout at Ota-City General Gymnasium on 6 April 2014.[3] Hernández was a two-division champion who had previously gone 8–1 in world title bouts, but Inoue dominated the fight from beginning to end.[21] Inoue's sole defense of his light flyweight title came against Samartlek Kokietgym in September 2014. Inoue routed Kokietgym, winning every round on all scorecards and dropping his opponent twice before finally stopping him in the 11th round.

Super flyweight[]

Inoue vs. Narváez[]

In November 2014, he vacated his light flyweight title in order to challenge WBO junior bantamweight title-holder Omar Andrés Narváez, the fight was scheduled for 30 December 2014. Narváez was 43-1-2 coming into the bout. His one loss had come by decision to Nonito Donaire in 2011. Narváez had won his first world championship in 2002, making twenty-seven title defenses of his belts since. Inoue arrived at the fight with a 7–0 record. However, the young challenger Inoue put Narváez down within a minute of the first round. He then proceeded to hurt Narváez over and over with carefully placed body shots. Inoue knocked out the long time champion in the second round to capture his second world title.[22]

Various defenses[]

Inoue suffered an injury with the punch that put Narvaéz down the first time. In response to Inoue being sidelined, the WBO issued an interim title bout between two of its top-ranked contenders, David Carmona and Warlito Parrenas. The winner would have the right face Inoue following his comeback.[23] The fight was ruled a split draw after 12 rounds[24] but Inoue chose to face Parrenas regardless in his comeback bout on 29 December 2015. Parrenas was blown out in a similar manner as Narváez. The referee waved off the fight in the second round, after Parrenas was dropped twice, giving Inoue a TKO victory.[25]

Inoue would then face Carmona in May 2016, suffering another hand injury midway through the fight.[26] Inoue would eventually win a comfortable unanimous decision (118-109, 118–109, 116–111). Nevertheless, Carmona was only the second fighter to go the distance with Inoue, after Ryoichi Taguchi. Inoue's third defense came against Petchbarngborn Kokietgym on September of that same year. Inoue was unable to get a quick finish, but he unleashed a flurry of punches in the 10th round which led to Kokietgym being counted out.[27]

Inoue vs. Kono, Rodríguez[]

On 9 November, it was announced that Inoue's fourth defense would come against Kohei Kono on 30 December 2016.[28] Kono was a two-time junior bantamweight champion who had lost his WBA belt to Luis Concepción in his previous fight. Naoya's brother, Takuma, was slated to challenge for a world title against Marlon Tapales on the same night but he pulled out due to a fractured right hand.[28][29] Inoue stopped Kono in another commanding performance. Kono was dropped once by a left hook from Inoue before being stopped in the sixth round. This was the first time Kono lost a fight due to stoppage.[30]

During 2016, Inoue repeatedly sought a unification bout against four-division champion and WBC champion Román González.[31][32][33] However, González chose to face Carlos Cuadras instead in the second half of the year.[34] González stipulated that the terms offered for an Inoue fight weren't good enough, as Inoue was mostly unknown in North America.[35]

Inoue's fifth defense of his WBO title came against Ricardo Rodríguez in May 2017. Rodríguez proved to be yet another outmatched opponent, as Inoue comfortably won by stopping him in the 3rd round following a flurry of punches.[36]

Inoue vs. Nieves[]

Following his easy win over Rodríguez, Inoue joined the HBO Boxing After Dark card "Superfly" set at the StubHub Center on 9 September 2017. The event was headlined by the González-Sor Rungvisai rematch for the WBC junior bantamweight title. It also featured a WBC eliminator between Carlos Cuadras and Juan Francisco Estrada, in addition to Inoue's debut in the US and first pro bout abroad.[37] Originally, McJoe Arroyo was slated to be Inoue's challenger[38] but Arroyo wound up fighting Rau'shee Warren in an IBF eliminator instead.[39] Inoue's next fight would be against Antonio Nieves instead.

Inoue's sixth defense of his WBO title was successful, as he hammered Nieves, who threw in the towel after six rounds. Nieves was rocked towards the end of round 2, but Inoue was unable to finish him as he headed back to his corner when he mistook the 10-second warning with the bell. Inoue scored a knockdown in round 5 after a left hook to the body. Nieves retired after round 6, when Inoue repeatedly landed that left hook to the body to no response from Nieves. Inoue landed 118 of 407 punches (29%) to Nieves' 45 of 209 (22%).[40][41]

Inoue vs. Boyeaux[]

Inoue stated that he would move to bantamweight in the future but he would seek to unify titles against another junior bantamweight titleholder in December 2017.[42] Inoue's team later claimed that they were having trouble securing an opponent for the New Year's Eve date. They'd reportedly agreed to terms with IBF champion Jerwin Ancajas, but he would later announce he was fighting Jamie Conlan in November. Ancajas' manager had previously said that negotiations with Inoue had not taken place.[43] On November 16, it was announced that Inoue would face Yan Boyeaux on 30 December, in a show televised by Fuji TV.[44] Inoue said he planned to box in the United States again within 2 months after fighting Boyeaux.[45] Inoue dropped Boyeaux four times before referee Raul Caiz Jr. eventually stepped in at 1 minute and 40 seconds of round 3, giving Inoue the win, successfully retaining the WBO title for the seventh time.[46] Inoue stated that he had plans to move up to bantamweight, where he would seek to become a three-weight world champion.[47]

Bantamweight[]

Inoue vs. McDonnell[]

Promoter Eddie Hearn first reported to Sky Sports on 14 February 2018 that a deal was being negotiated for WBA 'Regular' bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1 13 KO) to defend his title, which he won in 2014, for the seventh time, against Inoue in Japan. McDonnell's original plan was to move up to super bantamweight in 2018, however instead stated he wanted big challenges and saw Inoue as a solid opponent to test himself.[48][49] On 6 March, Inoue held a press conference in Japan announcing the fight against McDonnell at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on 25 May 2018.[50][51] The fight started at a pace that McDonnell was unable to sustain initially being hurt with a left hook to the top of the head, followed by being sent to the canvas by a two punch combination culminating in a left hook to the body. He bravely got up, only to be sent back down after a series of brutal punches by Inoue including another clean left hook which seemed to discombobulate McDonnell's senses. The referee waved the fight off within less than a round declaring Inoue the TKO victor.[52][53][54]

World Boxing Super Series[]

Main article: 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – bantamweight division

After defeating McDonnell, Inoue said, "I'll participate in the World Boxing Super Series to face other world champions with pleasure," confirming he would take part in the bantamweight tournament, where he would meet other world champions, Ryan Burnett (19-0, 9 KOs), WBO champion Zolani Tete (27-3, 21 KOs) and IBF champion Emmanuel Rodríguez (18-0, 12 KOs).[55]

Inoue vs. Payano[]

At the draft gala on 20 July, Inoue chose to defend his WBA title against Dominican Republic boxer Juan Carlo Payano (20-1, 9 KOs) in the quarter final.[56] In August, the fight was announced to take place on October 7 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.[57] Inoue won the fight with a first-round knockout. It was a right hand just 70 seconds into their scheduled 12-round bout. Inoue connected with a jab before blasting Payano with a perfect straight right hand that put Payano flat on his back and unable to continue. Referee Pinit Prayadsab immediately stopped the fight at 1:10 into the first round.[58][59]

Inoue vs. Rodríguez[]

Emmanuel Rodríguez (19-0, 12KOs) defeated Jason Moloney via decision in October 2018, booking his place into the semi-final against Inoue. On 12 February 2019, the fight was set to take place at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on 18 May 2019.[60] In April, Nonito Donaire defeated late replacement Stephon Young, to confirm his place in the final. Donaire stated he would 'love to fight' Inoue in the final, as the two have always respected each other.[61] On 3 May, The Ring Magazine, announced their vacant bantamweight title would be at stake. At the time, WBO champion Zolani Tete, who was ranked #2 with The Ring, withdrew from the tournament with injury. Editor-in-Chief, Doug Fischer, explained with Inoue and Rodríguez ranked #1 and #3, respectively, the bout was worthy of being for the title, as both had earned their positions in the rankings.[62] On 18 May, Inoue advanced to the final by knocking out Rodríguez in the second round. After a close first round, Inoue dropped Rodríguez three times in quick succession before the fight was stopped at 1:20.

Inoue vs. Donaire[]

Inoue faced four-weight world champion, Nonito Donaire, on 7 November 2019, in Saitama, Japan, for the World Boxing Super Series final. In a thrilling fight that saw incredible heart and endurance displayed by both men, Inoue ultimately won a unanimous decision with scores of 116–111, 117–109 and 114–113. The two traded punches in the first half of the fight. In the second round, a left hook from Donaire caused a serious cut above Inoue's right eye which affected his vision, but he fought back hard and in the fifth round had Donaire in trouble, who was saved by the bell. However, Donaire retained his composure and began to hurt Inoue more in the second half of the fight, particularly in the ninth round where he landed a tremendous right hand and left Inoue's face bloodied. During the eleventh round, Inoue downed Donaire with a left hook to the liver, but he made it to his feet at a count of 9 and kept fighting until the final bell. After the fight, Donaire and Inoue showed each other mutual respect, with Inoue lauding Donaire as "a true champion".[63][64] Inoue was presented the Muhammad Ali Trophy by Fighting Harada.[65] Afterward, Inoue revealed he suffered a fractured orbital bone in the second round causing him to see double, and also a broken nose.[66] The fight was later voted the Ring magazine Fight of the Year.

Inoue vs. Moloney[]

Inoue was supposed to face WBO bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero on 25 April 2020 before that fight was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inoue instead faced Jason Moloney on 31 October at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Inoue scored a seventh-round knockout victory. In the sixth round, a quick counter left hook sent Moloney down. In the seventh, a short right hand sent Moloney down for the second time. While he tried to get up, he did not have his senses, and referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight at 2:59 of the round. During a post-fight interview with Inoue, he spoke about his wishes for future opponents: "The Nordine Oubaali-Nonito Donaire winner with the WBC title and Casimero with the WBO, they're within my sights are far as fights go."[67]

Inoue vs. Dasmariñas[]

Inoue faced his IBF mandatory challenger Michael Dasmariñas (30-2-1, 20 KOs) on 19 June 2021 in Paradise, Nevada.[68] He scored three knockdowns in the span of three rounds, each one with a left hook to the body of Dasmariñas, to win via third-round stoppage. After the fight, Inoue stated his desire to become the first undisputed champion in the bantamweight division, saying “Getting this win brings a smile to my face. The ability to face the winner of Donaire-Casimero brings an even bigger smile to my face.”[69]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary hide
21 fights 21 wins 0 losses
By knockout 18 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 21–0 Philippines Michael Dasmariñas KO 3 (12), 2:45 19 Jun 2021 United States Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring bantamweight titles
20 Win 20–0 Australia Jason Moloney KO 7 (12), 2:59 31 Oct 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), IBF and The Ring bantamweight titles
19 Win 19–0 Philippines Nonito Donaire UD 12 7 Nov 2019 Japan Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Retained IBF and The Ring bantamweight titles;
Won WBA (Super) bantamweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: bantamweight final
18 Win 18–0 Puerto Rico Emmanuel Rodríguez TKO 2 (12), 1:20 18 May 2019 United Kingdom SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland Won IBF and vacant The Ring bantamweight titles;
World Boxing Super Series: bantamweight semi-final
17 Win 17–0 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano TKO 1 (12), 1:10 7 Oct 2018 Japan Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan Retained WBA (Regular) bantamweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: bantamweight quarter-final
16 Win 16–0 United Kingdom Jamie McDonnell TKO 1 (12), 1:52 25 May 2018 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Won WBA (Regular) bantamweight title
15 Win 15–0 France Yoan Boyeaux TKO 3 (12), 1:40 30 Dec 2017 Japan Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Japan Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
14 Win 14–0 United States Antonio Nieves RTD 6 (12), 3:00 9 Sep 2017 United States Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
13 Win 13–0 United States Ricardo Rodriguez KO 3 (12), 1:08 21 May 2017 Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
12 Win 12–0 Japan Kohei Kono TKO 6 (12), 1:01 30 Dec 2016 Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
11 Win 11–0 Thailand Petchbarngborn Kokietgym TKO 10 (12), 3:03 4 Sep 2016 Japan Sky Arena, Zama, Japan Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
10 Win 10–0 Mexico David Carmona UD 12 8 May 2016 Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
9 Win 9–0 Philippines Warlito Parrenas TKO 2 (12), 1:20 29 Dec 2015 Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO junior-bantamweight title
8 Win 8–0 Argentina Omar Narváez KO 2 (12), 3:01 30 Dec 2014 Japan Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Won WBO junior-bantamweight title
7 Win 7–0 Thailand Samartlek Kokietgym TKO 11 (12), 1:08 5 Sep 2014 Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC light-flyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Adrián Hernández TKO 6 (12), 2:54 6 Apr 2014 Japan Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Won WBC light-flyweight title
5 Win 5–0 Philippines Jerson Mancio TKO 5 (12), 2:51 6 Dec 2013 Japan Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant OPBF light-flyweight title
4 Win 4–0 Japan Ryoichi Taguchi UD 10 25 Aug 2013 Japan Sky Arena, Zama, Japan Won Japanese light-flyweight title
3 Win 3–0 Japan Yūki Sano TKO 10 (10), 1:09 16 Apr 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Thailand Ngaoprajan Chuwatana KO 1 (8), 1:50 5 Jan 2013 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Philippines Crison Omayao KO 4 (8), 2:04 2 Oct 2012 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Exhibition boxing record[]

Professional record summary hide
2 fights 0 wins 0 losses
Non-scored 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 N/A N/A Japan Daigo Higa N/A 3 Feb 11, 2021 Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Non-scored bout
1 N/A N/A Japan Akira Yaegashi N/A 2 May 19, 2014 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Non-scored bout

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Ryoichi Taguchi 		Japanese light-flyweight champion
25 August 2013 – 18 October 2013
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Yu Kimura
Vacant
Title last held by
Shin Ono 		OPBF light-flyweight champion
6 December 2013 – 28 February 2014
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jonathan Taconing
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Adrián Hernández 		WBC light-flyweight champion
6 April 2014 – 3 November 2014
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Pedro Guevara
Preceded by
Omar Narváez 		WBO junior-bantamweight champion
30 December 2014 – 6 March 2018
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Donnie Nietes
Preceded by
Jamie McDonnell 		WBA bantamweight champion
25 May 2018 – 7 November 2019
Regular title until 18 May 2019
Won super title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Guillermo Rigondeaux
as Regular champion
Preceded by
Emmanuel Rodríguez 		IBF bantamweight champion
18 May 2019 – present 		Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Shinsuke Yamanaka 		The Ring bantamweight champion
18 May 2019 – present
Preceded by
Nonito Donaire 		WBA bantamweight champion
Super title
7 November 2019 – present
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