On November 17, 2021, a 31-year-old Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs) and a 27-year-old Australian boxer Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 10 days. Tszyu was on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Tim Tszyu defeated Takeshi Inoue via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-welterweight fight. Tszyu improves his record to 20-0, while Inoue adds a loss to his record at 17-2-1.
On January 26, 2019, a 29-year-old Takeshi Inoue (13-0-1, 7 KOs) got a shot at the super-welterweight WBO title held by 22-year-old Mexican boxer Jaime Munguia (31-0, 26 KOs).
Inoue came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months. Munguía was on a 31-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Jaime Munguía defeated Takeshi Inoue via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-welterweight title. Munguía improves his record to 32-0, while Inoue adds a loss to his record at 13-1-1.