On December 30, 2014, a 21-year-old Naoya Inoue (7-0, 6 KOs) got a shot at the WBO super-flyweight title held by 39-year-old Argentinian boxer Omar Narváez (43-1-2, 23 KOs).
Inoue came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days. Narvaez was on a 8-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 11 days.
Naoya Inoue made very easy work of Omar Narváez, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Inoue improves his record to 8-0 (7 KOs), while Narvaez adds a loss to his record at 43-2-2.
On June 7, 2022, Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire met again in a rematch.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Donaire was on a 2-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 27 days.
Naoya Inoue made very easy work of Nonito Donaire in the rematch, stopping Donaire via TKO in the 2nd. Inoue improves his record to 23-0 (20 KOs), while Donaire adds a loss to his record at 42-7.
On May 18, 2019, the 26-year-old WBA (Unified) bantamweight champion, Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs), and the 26-year-old IBF bantamweight champion Emmanuel Rodríguez (19-0, 12 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 11 days. Rodríguez was on a 19-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Naoya Inoue made very easy work of Emmanuel Rodríguez, stopping Rodríguez via TKO in the 2nd. Inoue improves his record to 18-0 (16 KOs), while Rodríguez adds a loss to his record at 19-1.
On May 6, 2024, the 31-year-old undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Mexican boxer Luis Nery (35-1, 27 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Nery was on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 28 days.
Naoya Inoue stopped Luis Nery via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super-bantamweight titles. Inoue improves his record to 27-0 (24 KOs), while Nery adds a loss to his record at 35-2.
On April 6, 2014, a 20-year-old Naoya Inoue (5-0, 4 KOs) got a shot at the WBC light-flyweight title held by 28-year-old Mexican boxer Adrián Hernández (29-2-1, 18 KOs).
Inoue came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months. Hernández was on a 7-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 29 days.
Naoya Inoue stopped the champion via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC light-flyweight champion. Inoue improves his record to 6-0 (5 KOs), while Hernández adds a loss to his record at 29-3-1.
On May 25, 2018, a 25-year-old Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title held by 32-year-old British boxer Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs).
Inoue came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. McDonnell was on a 21-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 21 days.
Naoya Inoue made quick work of Jamie McDonnell, stopping the champion via TKO in the 1st. Inoue improves his record to 16-0 (14 KOs), while McDonnell adds a loss to his record at 29-3-1.
On July 25, 2023, a 30-year-old Naoya Inoue (24-0, 21 KOs) got a shot at the WBC and WBO super-bantamweight titles held by 29-year-old American boxer Stephen Fulton Jr. (21-0, 8 KOs).
Inoue came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 12 days. Fulton Jr. was on a 21-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 21 days.
Naoya Inoue stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC and WBO super-bantamweight champion. Inoue improves his record to 25-0 (22 KOs), while Fulton Jr. adds a loss to his record at 21-1.
On October 7, 2018, the 25-year-old WBA (Regular) bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Dominican boxer Juan Carlos Payano (20-1, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 12 days. Payano was on a 3-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 14 days.
Naoya Inoue made quick work of Juan Carlos Payano, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Inoue improves his record to 17-0 (15 KOs), while Payano adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On June 19, 2021, the 28-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue (20-0, 17 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Filipino boxer Michael Dasmariñas (29-2-1, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 19 days. Dasmarinas was on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 7 months, and 24 days.
Naoya Inoue made easy work of Michael Dasmariñas, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Inoue improves his record to 21-0 (18 KOs), while Dasmarinas adds a loss to his record at 29-3-1.
On May 21, 2017, the 24-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Naoya Inoue (12-0, 10 KOs), faced a 27-year-old American boxer Ricardo Rodriguez (16-3, 5 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Inoue came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 21 days. Rodriguez was on a 4-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 27 days.
Naoya Inoue made easy work of Ricardo Rodriguez, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Inoue improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs), while Rodriguez adds a loss to his record at 16-4.