Takuma Inoue

Inoue vs. Kurihara On January 14, 2021, Inoue beat Keita Kurihara by technical decision in their 9-round contest. Kurihara was ranked #4 by the IBF at bantamweight at the time. The scorecards were announced as 82–89, 82–89, 81–90 in favor of Inoue.

Inoue vs. Wake In his next bout, Inoue beat Shingo Wake by unanimous decision on November 11, 2021. Wake was ranked #13 by the WBO at super-bantamweight. The scorecards read 117–110, 117–110, 117–110 in favor of Inoue.

Inoue vs. Furuhashi In his next bout, on June 7, 2022, Inoue fought Gakuya Furuhashi. Inoue won the fight convincingly, winning 119–109, 120–108, 120–108 on the scorecards.

Inoue vs. Bornea Inoue faced Jake Bornea on December 13, 2022. The fight was stopped in the 8th round due to a cut opened up on Bornea, with Inoue dominating the action up to that point.

Inoue vs. Solis Inoue faced former WBA super-flyweight champion Liborio Solis for the vacant WBA bantamweight title on April 8, 2023. He won the fight and the title by unanimous decision.

Inoue vs. Ancajas Inoue made his first WBA bantamweight title defense against former IBF super-flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas. Inoue won the fight and retained his title by 9th round body-shot knockout.

Inoue vs. Ishida Takuma Inoue defeated Sho Ishida via unanimous decision to retain his WBA bantamweight title on May 6, 2024. Despite being knocked down in the first round, Inoue recovered to dominate the fight, using a mix of uppercuts and body shots to outpoint the taller Ishida for the next 11 rounds.

Inoue vs. Tsutsumi Inoue defended his WBA bantamweight title against Seiya Tsutsumi at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on October 13, 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Inoue vs. Nasukawa Inoue faced Tenshin Nasukawa for the vacant WBC bantamweight title at Toyota Arena in Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 2025. He won the bout by unanimous decision (116–112, 116–112, 117–111).

Inoue vs. Ioka Inoue successfully defended his title against Kazuto Ioka at the Tokyo Dome on May 2, 2026, winning via unanimous decision in a fight where he knocked his opponent to the canvas twice.

Awards Inoue was named the 2015 The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year.

Personal life He is the younger brother of Naoya Inoue, and the younger cousin of Koki Inoue.

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