On November 7, 2019, a 23-year-old Takuma Inoue (13-0, 3 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBC title held by 33-year-old French boxer Nordine Oubaali (16-0, 12 KOs).
Inoue came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 8 days. Oubaali was on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 1 day.
Nordine Oubaali defeated Takuma Inoue via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Oubaali improves his record to 17-0, while Inoue adds a loss to his record at 13-1.