Takeshi Inoue (Japanese:井上岳志, Inoue Takeshi) (born December 1, 1989) is a two-time OPBF Super Welterweight Champion and former WBO Super Welterweight title challenger.

Takeshi Inoue
Born
井上岳志

(1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 34)
Tokyo, Japan
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light Middleweight
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach173 cm (68 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins20
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Draws3

Professional career

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Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight Championship

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After nine consecutive wins for Takeshi Inoue, he got a title shot for the vacant Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight title against a more experienced Koshinmaru Saito at Korakuen Hall, in the seventh round Takeshi Inoue knocked Saito down and Saito didn't get to escape the ten-second count, Leading to Takeshi Inoue to be the new Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight Champion.

On August 10, 2017, nearly four months after Inoue won the title, he the then undefeated, Riku Nagahama, where he is making a title defense where he won in the eighth round via TKO.

OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight Championship

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On November 10, 2017, after defending his Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight title, Inoue took the then OPBF Super Welterweight champion Thai boxer, Niwat Kongkan, for not only the OPBF title, but also for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight title, where Inoue won via eighth round TKO, just when the round was about to end.[1]

World Championship

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On January 26, 2019, Inoue finally got a shot at a world title, specifically the WBO Super Welterweight title against the unbeaten Mexican boxer, Jaime Munguía[2] where Inoue fell short in a unanimous decision loss, giving Takeshi Inoue his first ever loss.[3]

Regaining WBO Asia Pacific title

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After losing to Jaime Munguía, Inoue made a comeback against the Thai, Komsan Polsan, to try and get the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight title back, which was vacant before the fight, The match ended fast, with Inoue winning via second round KO.

After winning a non-title match after his fight against Komsan Polsan, Inoue was to face the Hard-hitting southpaw Chinese boxer, Cheng Su for the WBO Asia Pacific title, where the match went to a second round RTD win for Inoue.[4]

Takeshi Inoue vs Tim Tszyu

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On November 17, 2021, after Takeshi Inoue not fighting for a year, he fought the unbeaten, hard-hitting Tim Tszyu for the WBO Global (Tszyu's title) and WBO Asia Pacific (Inoue's title) Super Welterweight titles unification bout at Tszyu's home country, Australia,[5] after 12 rounds, Tszyu proved to be too much for Inoue where he won via lopsided decision, with the scores of 120-107(x2) and 119-108 all for Tszyu.[6]

Earning back past Championship titles

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Back on November 10, 2017, Inoue won the OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight titles, on November 5, 2022, he was given a chance to take those titles (Vacant titles) back together, after nearly five years after earning them the first time, against fellow Japanese boxer, Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki, where he won the match via TKO in the sixth round.[7]

After earning the titles, Takeshi Inoue defended the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight against hard-hitting Filipino boxer, Weljon Mindoro,[8] where the fight ended in a rather controversial split draw.[9]

Professional boxing record

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25 fights 20 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 0
By decision 8 2
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Location Notes
25 Draw 20–2–3 Wade Ryan MD 12 18 Mar 2024 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight titles
24 Win 20–2–2 Saenganan Sithsaithong TKO 6 (12) 2:02 12 Oct 2023 Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan Retained WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title
23 Draw 19–2–2 Weljon Mindoro SD 12 13 May 2023 Okada Manila Hotel and Casino, Parañaque City, Philippines Retained WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title
22 Win 19–2–1 Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki TKO 6 (12) 2:31 5 Nov 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight titles
21 Win 18–2–1 Nath Nwachukwu UD 10 4 Jun 2022 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
20 Loss 17–2–1 Tim Tszyu UD 12 17 Nov 2021 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia Lost WBO Asia Pacific;For WBO Global super welterweight titles
19 Win 17–1–1 Nath Nwachukwu UD 8 7 Nov 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
18 Win 16–1–1 Cheng Su RTD 2 (12) 18 Jan 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title
17 Win 15–1–1 Nicole Paradorn Gym TKO 1 (10) 1:39 19 Oct 2019 M.U Den Boxing Group, Bangkok, Thailand
16 Win 14–1–1 Patomsuk Pathompothong KO 2 (12) 2:24 3 Aug 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title
15 Loss 13–1–1 Jaime Munguía UD 12 26 Jan 2019 Toyota Center, Houston, U.S. For WBO super welterweight title
14 Win 13–0–1 Yuki Nonaka UD 12 26 Apr 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
13 Win 12–0–1 Niwat Kongkan TKO 8 (12) 2:51 10 Nov 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won OPBF and vacant WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight titles
12 Win 11–0–1 Riku Nagahama TKO 8 (10) 1:52 10 Aug 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained JBC Japanese super welterweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Koshinmaru Saito TKO 7 (10) 1:10 25 Apr 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant JBC Japanese super welterweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Akinori Watanabe UD 8 14 Jan 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 8–0–1 Chan Ho Lee RTD 2 (8) 11 Nov 2916 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 7–0–1 Fahsanghan Por Lasuor TKO 3 (8) 0:34 4 Sep 2016 Meenayothin Camp, Bangkok, Thailand
7 Win 6–0–1 Elfelos Vega UD 8 22 Apr 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 5–0–1 Hideo Mikan UD 8 13 Nov 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 4–0–1 Hisao Narita SD 8 30 Jul 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
4 Win 3–0–1 Seksan Choochit KO 2 (8) 0:42 16 Apr 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3 Win 2–0–1 Kota Oguchi UD 6 19 Feb 2015 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 1–0–1 Samson Sor Meter KO 3 (6) 1:18 14 Nov 2914 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Draw 0–0–1 Daishi Nagata MD 6 2 Aug 2014 Adachi Ward Sogo Sports Center, Tokyo, Japan

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