Takeshi Inoue (Japanese:井上岳志, Inoue Takeshi) (born December 1, 1989) is a two-time OPBF Super Welterweight Champion and former WBO Super Welterweight title challenger.
Professional career
Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight Championship
After nine consecutive wins for Takeshi Inoue, he got a title shot for the vacant Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight title against a more experienced Koshinmaru Saito at Korakuen Hall, in the seventh round Takeshi Inoue knocked Saito down and Saito didn't get to escape the ten-second count, Leading to Takeshi Inoue to be the new Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight Champion.
On August 10, 2017, nearly four months after Inoue won the title, he the then undefeated, Riku Nagahama, where he is making a title defense where he won in the eighth round via TKO.
OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight Championship
On November 10, 2017, after defending his Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight title, Inoue took the then OPBF Super Welterweight champion Thai boxer, Niwat Kongkan, for not only the OPBF title, but also for the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight title, where Inoue won via eighth round TKO, just when the round was about to end.[1]
World Championship
On January 26, 2019, Inoue finally got a shot at a world title, specifically the WBO Super Welterweight title against the unbeaten Mexican boxer, Jaime Munguía[2] where Inoue fell short in a unanimous decision loss, giving Takeshi Inoue his first ever loss.[3]
Regaining WBO Asia Pacific title
After losing to Jaime Munguía, Inoue made a comeback against the Thai, Komsan Polsan, to try and get the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight title back, which was vacant before the fight, The match ended fast, with Inoue winning via second round KO.
After winning a non-title match after his fight against Komsan Polsan, Inoue was to face the Hard-hitting southpaw Chinese boxer, Cheng Su for the WBO Asia Pacific title, where the match went to a second round RTD win for Inoue.[4]
Takeshi Inoue vs Tim Tszyu
On November 17, 2021, after Takeshi Inoue not fighting for a year, he fought the unbeaten, hard-hitting Tim Tszyu for the WBO Global (Tszyu's title) and WBO Asia Pacific (Inoue's title) Super Welterweight titles unification bout at Tszyu's home country, Australia,[5] after 12 rounds, Tszyu proved to be too much for Inoue where he won via lopsided decision, with the scores of 120-107(x2) and 119-108 all for Tszyu.[6]
Earning back past Championship titles
Back on November 10, 2017, Inoue won the OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight titles, on November 5, 2022, he was given a chance to take those titles (Vacant titles) back together, after nearly five years after earning them the first time, against fellow Japanese boxer, Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki, where he won the match via TKO in the sixth round.[7]
After earning the titles, Takeshi Inoue defended the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight against hard-hitting Filipino boxer, Weljon Mindoro,[8] where the fight ended in a rather controversial split draw.[9]
Professional boxing record
25 fights
20 wins
2 losses
By knockout
12
0
By decision
8
2
Draws
3
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, Time
Date
Location
Notes
25
Draw
20–2–3
Wade Ryan
MD
12
18 Mar 2024
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Retained OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight titles
