Looking At Japan’s Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue!

Let’s look at Japan’s Four-Division World Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, Who is the Current Ibf, WBC, and WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion and Possible The Pound-For-Pound Best in the World.

Inoue’s Amateur Record was 75-6 Before Turning Professional in May of 2012, Knocking Out the Philippines Criston ‘No Surrender’ Omayao, 16-4-1, in Four Rounds of A Scheduled Eight Rounds.

In His Fourth Fight, He won the Japanese Light Flyweight Title Defeating Ryoichi Taguchi, 18-1-1. In His Fifth Fight, He won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation’s Vacant Light Flyweight Title, Stopping the Philippines’ Jerson ‘Smooth Operator’ Mancio, 18-3-3, in Five Rounds.

In April of 2014, Inoue Won His First World Title When He Stopped Mexico’s Wbc World Light Flyweight Champion Adrian ‘Big Bang’ Hernandez, 29-2-1, in Six Rounds in His Sixth Fight. He made a defense of the title.

In december, He Moved Up, Winning His Second Division World Title, Knocking Out Argentina’s WBO World Super Flyweight Omar ‘El Huracan’ Narvaez, 43-1-2, in Two Rounds. He made Seven Title Defenses.

In May of 2019, he won his third division world title, Knocking Out IBF World Bantamweight Puerto Rico’s Manny Rodriguez, 19-0, in Two Rounds.

In June of 2022, He Added the WBC World Bantamweight Title, Stopping Nonito Donaire, 42-6, in Two Rounds.

In December, he added the WBO World Bantamweight Title, Knocking Out Paul ‘Baby Face Assassin’ Butler, 34-2, in Eleven Rounds in His Sixth Defense At Bantamweight.

In July of 2023, he moved up and stopped wbc and WBO super bantamweight philadelphia’s Stephen ‘scooter’ scooter ‘Fulton, 21-0, in 8 rounds, Winning His Fourth Division World Title.

He added the Ibf Title in His Next Fight, Knocking Out the Philippines’ Marlon ‘Nightmare’ Tapales, 37-3, in Ten Rounds.

In His Fourth Defense in May of 2025, He Stopped San Antonio’s Ramon ‘Dinimita’ Cardenas, 26-1, in Eight Rounds. He improved his record to 30-0 with 27 Stoppages and 19 Overall Title Defenses. At age 32 he has ferght Four Times in the USA, Once in the Uk, and Twenty-Five Times in Japan.