Naoya Inoue
Japanese boxer
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| February 2025 | Reported to face Alan Picasso Romero on June 14, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. |
| January 24 2025 | Defeated Kim Ye-joon by fourth-round technical knockout. |
| January 10 2025 | Sam Goodman withdrew from the bout, replaced by Kim Ye-joon for the title defense. |
| 2024 | Featured in documentary 'The Fight Life - Naoya Inoue: The Perfect Fighter' |
| December 13 2024 | Sam Goodman's fight postponed due to a serious eye injury, with the bout moved to January 24, 2025. |
| October 3 2024 | Announced third title defense against Sam Goodman, initially scheduled for December 24, 2024. |
| September 3 2024 | Made second defense of undisputed super bantamweight title by stopping TJ Doheny with a body shot in the seventh round at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. |
| May 6 2024 | Defeated Luis Nery by sixth-round knockout, becoming the first boxer to fight at Tokyo Dome since 1990. Won the honorary WBC Diamond belt and was ranked number one pound for pound boxer by The Ring and TBRB. |
| January 8 2024 | Announced first title defense against Luis Nery, scheduled for 6 May 2024 at Tokyo Dome. |
| 2023 | Named Fighter of the Year by The Ring, the Boxer Writers Association of America, and ESPN |
| December 26 2023 | Became the first undisputed super bantamweight champion by defeating Marlon Tapales via tenth-round knockout at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. |
| August 21 2023 | Entered negotiations with Marlon Tapales for an undisputed super bantamweight title bout. |
| July 25 2023 | Defeated Stephen Fulton by eighth-round technical knockout at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, winning the super bantamweight world championship. |
| March 21 2023 | Fight with Stephen Fulton postponed due to Inoue suffering a fist injury during training camp. |
| January 18 2023 | Entered negotiations with Stephen Fulton for a super bantamweight world championship fight. |
| January 13 2023 | Vacated all five bantamweight titles to move up to the super bantamweight division. |
| 2022 | Honored as Top Rank's Fighter of the Year and Boxing Insider's Fighter of the Year. |
| 2022 | Awarded Japan Boxing Commission's Fighter of the Year. |
| December 13 2022 | Defeated Paul Butler by eleventh-round knockout, becoming the first undisputed bantamweight champion since Enrique Pinder in 1972 and the first Japanese and Asian boxer to claim undisputed championship status in the three- or four-belt era. |
| August 25 2022 | Announcement of title unification bout against Paul Butler for the bantamweight championship, to be held on 13 December 2022 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. |
| June 7 2022 | Defeated Nonito Donaire in a title unification bout at Saitama Super Arena, winning by second-round technical knockout. Became the only fighter to stop Donaire at bantamweight and was ranked number one pound for pound boxer by The Ring and TBRB, becoming the first Japanese boxer to achieve this milestone. |
| December 14 2021 | Defended bantamweight world titles against Aran Dipaen at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, winning by eighth-round technical knockout. Knocked down Dipaen with left hooks, prompting referee Michiaki Someya to stop the fight. Named '2021 Fighter of the Year' by the Japanese Boxing Commission. |
| June 19 2021 | Defeated Michael Dasmariñas in Paradise, Nevada by scoring three knockdowns in three rounds, each with a left hook to the body, winning via third-round stoppage. |
| February 11 2021 | Naoya Inoue fought a non-scored bout against Daigo Higa at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, ending in the 3rd round |
| 2020 | Won Japan Boxing Commission's Fighter of the Year and Knockout of the Year awards. |
| October 31 2020 | Knocked out Jason Moloney in the 7th round at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inoue became the first fighter to stop Moloney, landing a short right hand that led to the referee Kenny Bayless stopping the fight. |
| 2019 | Appeared on VS Arashi television show |
| 2019 | Received Japan Boxing Commission's Fighter of the Year award. |
| December 2019 | Participated as a judge in the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, a popular annual Japanese music show |
| November 7 2019 | Defeated Nonito Donaire in the World Boxing Super Series finals by unanimous decision. Inoue was presented the Muhammad Ali Trophy by Fighting Harada and revealed he suffered a fractured orbital bone and broken nose during the fight. The fight was later voted the Ring magazine Fight of the Year. |
| May 18 2019 | Inoue advanced to the World Boxing Super Series final by knocking out undefeated IBF bantamweight champion Emmanuel Rodríguez in the second round at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. He became the first fighter to stop Rodriguez. |
| 2018 | Competed in the WBSS Bantamweight Tournament Final against Donaire |
| 2018 | Won WBA Knockout of the Year award, marking a significant recognition of his boxing prowess. |
| 2018 | Won the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament |
| 2018 | Acquired the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title (Unified version), which he held until 2019 |
| October 7 2018 | Inoue defeated Juan Carlo Payano with a first-round knockout at Yokohama Arena, becoming the first fighter to stop Payano. The knockout was later voted Ring magazine Knockout of the Year. |
| August 19 2018 | Naoya Inoue competed in a non-scored bout against Genesis Servania at Sangyo Hall in Kanazawa, Japan, ending in the 3rd round |
| July 20 2018 | Naoya Inoue participated in the World Boxing Super Series draft gala and chose to defend his WBA title against Juan Carlo Payano in the quarter-final. |
| May 25 2018 | Fought Jamie McDonnell at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, knocking out McDonnell in the first round with a left hook to the temple. Became the only fighter to stop McDonnell and defeat him at bantamweight. |
| March 6 2018 | Held a press conference in Japan announcing his bantamweight debut against WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell, scheduled for 25 May 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. |
| December 30 2017 | Inoue defended his WBO title against Yan Boyeaux, winning by knockout after dropping him four times in the 3rd round. |
| September 9 2017 | Inoue fought on the HBO Boxing After Dark 'Superfly' card at StubHub Center, defeating Antonio Nieves. |
| May 2017 | Inoue defended his WBO title against Ricardo Rodríguez, winning by knockout in the 3rd round. |
| December 30 2016 | Inoue defended his WBO title against two-time super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, winning in the sixth round. |
| September 4 2016 | Inoue successfully defended his WBO title against Petchbarngborn Kokietgym, winning by knockout in the 10th round. |
| July 3 2016 | Naoya Inoue fought Genesis Servania in a non-scored bout at Happiring in Fukui, Japan, ending in the 3rd round |
| May 8 2016 | Inoue defended his WBO title against David Carmona, winning by unanimous decision despite injuring his right hand in the second round. |
| December 29 2015 | Inoue fought Warlito Parrenas, winning by knockout in the second round after dropping Parrenas twice. |
| 2014 | Naoya Inoue was named WBN Young Fighter of the Year, recognizing his early potential in professional boxing. |
| 2014 | Obtained the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight title, which he held until 2018 |
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