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[Boxing] Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue
The Inoue brothers are always powerful and demonstrate a spirit of continuing to move forward through the sport of boxing. There is much to learn from their attitude, which not only inspires our employees, but also inspires dreams and hope for people around the world.
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May 2, 2026: Naoya Inoue wins the biggest fight in boxing history, extending his world title win streak to 28!
On May 2nd at Tokyo Dome, a world title match took place between two undefeated fighters, Naoya Inoue, the unified world super bantamweight champion of four organizations, and Nakatani, the former unified world bantamweight champion of two organizations, which is being called the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history. Inoue's signature uppercut exploded, securing the victory and extending his winning streak in world title fights to 28.
May 2, 2026: Takuma Inoue scores two knockdowns and achieves a resounding victory!
On May 2nd at Tokyo Dome, the world bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue faced challenger and legend Ioka, a four-division world champion, in a world title match. Inoue scored two knockdowns and achieved a resounding victory.
December 27, 2025: Naoya Inoue sets a new world record! (27 consecutive world championship wins)
On December 27, 2025, the World Super Bantamweight Championship was held in Saudi Arabia, where four-organization unified champion Naoya Inoue defeated challenger Alain Picasso by an overwhelming majority decision, successfully defending his unified title for the sixth time.
27 consecutive wins in world championships is a new world record. Congratulations to Naoya.
November 24, 2025: Takuma Inoue scores a crushing victory!!
In the WBC World Bantamweight Championship match held at Toyota Arena Tokyo on November 24th, Takuma Inoue won by a 3-0 decision over the "child prodigy" Tenshin Nasukawa.
He overcame a one-year and one-month hiatus since losing his title last year and made his comeback with a crushing victory.
At the end of the event, the Inoue brothers shared their joy with their grandparents (former employees of our company) who were cheering them on at the venue.
September 2025, 9: Naoya Inoue defeats the strongest challenger! 14 consecutive wins in world championships!
Naoya Inoue, the unified world super bantamweight champion of four organizations, won his title defense against the strongest challenger, Murodjon Akhmadaliev. In this fight, he focused on outboxing and showed off his new Naoya style.
He will defend his title in Saudi Arabia at the end of this year, and then in May of next year he will fight his final bout at the super bantamweight class at the Tokyo Dome. After that, he will move up a weight class and challenge himself to new heights at featherweight.
May 2025, 5: Naoya Inoue wins by TKO!! Breaking the world KO record for the first time in 5 years!!
Naoya Inoue, the unified four-organization world super bantamweight champion, won by TKO in his four-organization title defense against Ramon Cardenas, the number one ranked fighter in the same class.
In the second round, he was knocked down by a left hook from Cardenas in close combat, causing a moment of uproar in the arena, but he picked up the pace with each round and brought his number of knockout victories in world fights to 2, breaking the world record for the first time in 23 years.
February 2025, 2: Trainer Shingo Inoue, along with athletes Naoya and Takuma Inoue, visit our new headquarters!
Trainer Shingo Inoue, athletes Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue toured the new headquarters office at Ebisu Garden Place Tower.
There was also an illustration of the three of them drawn by a new employee inside the company, and we were able to take a look around.
All of our employees will be cheering you on this year as well, so do your best!
January 2025, 1: Naoya Inoue wins with ease by KO!! 24 consecutive wins in world championships
Naoya Inoue, the unified world super bantamweight champion of four organizations, defended his title against No. 4 ranked Kim Ye Jun in the same weight class, winning by knockout in the fourth round. Despite the unusual circumstances of the event, which saw a one-month postponement and multiple opponent changes, Inoue achieved 11 world championship wins, the most of any active boxer.
October 2024, 10: Takuma Inoue hopes for revenge
WBA World Bantamweight Champion Takuma Inoue was sadly defeated by challenger Seiya Tsutsumi by decision, and was unable to defend his title. At the end, Takuma praised the new champion Tsutsumi before leaving the ring.
Thank you for your hard work, Takuma. We look forward to your revenge next year.
September 2024, 9: Naoya Inoue is strong and wins by a landslide! 3rd world championship win
Naoya Inoue, the unified four-organization world super bantamweight champion, won by TKO in the seventh round in his four-organization title defense against former world champion Doheny, bringing his world title record to 4 wins, the most for a Japanese athlete in history.
May 2024, 5: Both Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue overcame knockdowns in the first round to defend their titles!
In the world title match held at the Tokyo Dome for the first time in 34 years, both fighters were knocked down in the first round, causing a moment of chaos at the Tokyo Dome. However, from the second round onwards, they recovered with ironclad defense and strong mentality, and successfully defended their titles.
March 2024, 3: Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue report their victory in the world championships!!
Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue visited our headquarters to report their recent world title fight victories to the president. A commemorative photo session was held with trainer Shingo Inoue, winner of the 2023 Best Trainer Award, and his wife, as well as the grandparents of a former employee of our company.
All of our employees will be cheering you on this year as well, so do your best!
February 2024, 2: Takuma Inoue defends his title for the first time with a shocking body shot by KO!
WBA World Bantamweight Champion Takuma Inoue successfully defended his title for the first time, defeating the extremely tough opponent Ancajas, who had defended his title nine times as former World Super Flyweight Champion, by knockout in the ninth round.
Having fulfilled his role as the main eventer of the triple world championship, Inoue's next match is scheduled to take place on the big stage of the Tokyo Dome!
December 2023, 12: Naoya Inoue achieves the feat of unifying the super bantamweight division with four organizations!
Naoya Inoue defeated Marlon Tapales by KO in the 10th round, becoming the fastest boxer in the world to achieve unification of titles in two weight classes by four organizations.
After the match, President Yoshida sent a congratulatory email to Inoue, who responded promptly.
He is the greatest boxer in the history of Japanese boxing, but I believe that what has enabled him to achieve this feat is his respect for his opponents and his constant humble attitude, even when he is busy with interviews and other activities.
July 2023, 7: Naoya Inoue wins the Super Bantamweight title, becoming the champion in four weight classes!
Challenger Naoya Inoue defeated two-time unified champion Stephen Fulton by TKO in the eighth round, achieving his four-division title.
He is only the second person in the world to achieve both unified titles in four organizations and four weight classes, and he has also won 4 consecutive world championships.
April 2023, 4: Congratulations to Takuma Inoue on achieving his long-cherished dream of winning the world title!
In the WBA World Bantamweight Championship match, Takuma Inoue, ranked second in the division, defeated Liborio Solis, ranked third, to win the title. In the fifth round, Solis' elbow struck Takuma above his left eyebrow, causing him to bleed, but he overcame that injury to win.
Congratulations on achieving your long-cherished dream!
February 2023, 2: Naoya Inoue, Takuma Inoue, and the Inoue family (10 members total) toured our Ayase Plant
Inoue's grandparents worked for KYODO KY-TEC, so the entire company is supporting both athletes. To mark the completion of the Ayase Plant, we held a tour for the first time with the entire family. We will continue to support them with all our might!
December 2022, 12: Naoya Inoue achieves a remarkable feat: becoming the ninth person in the world to unify titles in four organizations!
Naoya Inoue won by TKO in the 4th round against WBO champion Paul Butler in the four-organization world bantamweight title unification match, successfully unifying the titles of all four major organizations.
Next year, I will relinquish this title and challenge for the super bantamweight division in order to reach even greater heights.
December 2022, 12: Takuma Inoue wins by TKO in world title preliminary match!
WBO (AP) Super Bantamweight Champion Takuma Inoue won by TKO in the 8th round against former Intercontinental Super Flyweight Champion Jake Bornea. He will be challenging for the world title next year.
June 2022, 6: Naoya Inoue wins a thrilling KO and unifies the three divisions!
The three-organization title unification bout between WBA and IBF world bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and WBC world bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire took place, with Naoya scoring a shocking KO victory with a left hook to the chin in the second round.
June 2022, 6: Takuma Inoue defends his WBO title and wins the Japanese title!
WBO (AP) super bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue defeated Japanese champion Takeya Furuhashi by decision, successfully defending his WBO (AP) title for the first time and unifying it with the Japanese title.
June 2021, 6 Las Vegas Showdown: A Dignified Victory!
World bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue's liver blow exploded on challenger Michael Dasmarinas, resulting in a convincing TKO victory at 3 minutes and 2 seconds into the third round.
He successfully defended his bantamweight title for the fifth time.
January 2021, 1: Takuma Inoue wins the Oriental Pacific Championship!
In his comeback fight after a year and two months, former WBC World Bantamweight Champion Takuma Inoue won by decision against Oriental and Pacific Bantamweight Champion Keita Kurihara.
After winning the super flyweight division, he went on to win two Oriental and Pacific titles.
November 2020, 11: Shocking counter KO in Las Vegas!
World bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue wins by knockout against challenger Jason Moloney, marking his 15th consecutive world win for a Japanese fighter and his 13th knockout victory in total.
January 2020, 1: Chairman Ohashi, athletes Naoya and Takuma Inoue, and seven members of the Inoue family visit our company
Chairman Ohashi visited our headquarters for the first time and we gave him a tour of our office.
We have asked Chairman Ohashi to participate in our 10th anniversary party in October. Thank you very much.
November 2019, 11: Naoya Inoue wins the WBSS after a fierce battle!
In the WBSS final, Naoya defeated five-division world champion Nonito Donaire by decision, winning the year-long WBSS (World Boxing Super Series). He shares his victory with his trainer (father) Shingo, holding the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Gallery
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At the head office entrance
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A conversation between Naoya and Takuma Inoue and President Tateru Yoshida
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The Inoue brothers and their grandparents, former employees Mr. and Mrs. Yasunaga, visit the headquarters
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Interacting with employees
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The pair sign commemorative T-shirts from the WBSS semi-finals