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Takuma Inoue

Takuma Inoue is the current WBC bantamweight world champion. Since 2023 Inoue has held world titles at bantamweight.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
6–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBA Regular bantamweight, 2023–2024)
1 year, 6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2019 – Jan 2027

BantamweightWBA Regular
2019age 232020age 242021age 252022age 262023age 272024age 282025age 292026age 302027age 31
2020202220242026

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2026

  2. Takuma Inoue beats Tenshin Nasukawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBC

  3. Takuma Inoue beats Kazuto Ioka via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBC

  4. 2025

  5. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 3 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  6. Takuma Inoue beats Tenshin Nasukawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBC

  7. 2024

  8. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  9. Seiya Tsutsumi beats Takuma Inoue via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Regular

  10. Takuma Inoue beats Sho Ishida via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Regular

  11. Takuma Inoue beats Jerwin Ancajas via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Regular

  12. 2023

  13. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 8 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  14. Takuma Inoue beats Liborio Solis via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA Regular

  15. 2022

  16. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 10 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  17. 2021

  18. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 6 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  19. 2020

  20. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 6 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  21. 2019

  22. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 9 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  23. Nordine Oubaali beats Takuma Inoue via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBC

  24. 2018

  25. The Ring magazine rates Takuma Inoue No. 8 at bantamweight in its annual ratings