Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler
On December 13, 2022, Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs), the bantamweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring champion, and Paul Butler (34-2, 15 KOs), the bantamweight WBO champion, fight for the undisputed bantamweight world championship.
Inoue vs Butler Stats
Naoya Inoue is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Nonito Donaire, 6 months and 6 days ago. Paul Butler is on a 8-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jonas Sultan, 7 months and 21 days ago.
Inoue vs Butler Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Naoya Inoue at 99-1 winning odds. Paul Butler really doesn't have much to present against Inoue.
Inoue vs Butler Result
Naoya Inoue stopped Paul Butler via KO in the 11th round and unified the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring, and WBO bantamweight titles. Inoue improves his record to 24-0 (21 KOs), while Butler adds a loss to his record at 34-3.