Takeshi Inoue (boxer)
(born December 1, 1989) is a 2 time OPBF Super Welterweight Champion and former WBO Super Welterweight title challenger.

Professional career

Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight Championship

After 9 Consecutive wins for Takeshi Inoue, he gets a title shot for the vacant Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight title against a more experienced Koshinmaru Saito at Korakuen Hall, in the 7th Round Takeshi Inoue knocked Saito down and Saito didn't get to escape the 10 Seconds count, Leading to Takeshi Inoue to be the new Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight Champion.

On August 10, 2017, nearly four months after Takeshi Inoue won the title, Takeshi Inoue the then undefeated, Riku Nagahama, where he is making a title defense where he won in the 8th round via TKO.

OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight Championship

On November 10, 2017, after defending his Japanese Boxing Commission Super Welterweight title, Takeshi Inoue takes 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 Takeshi Inoue wins via 8th Round TKO, just when the 8th Round was about to end.

World Championship

On January 26, 2019, Takeshi Inoue finally gets a shot at a World Title, specifically the WBO Super Welterweight title against the Unbeaten Mexican boxer, Jaime Munguía where Takeshi Inoue falls short in a Unanimous decision loss, giving Takeshi Inoue his first ever loss.

Regaining WBO Asia Pacific title

After losing to Jaime Munguía, Takeshi 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 fastly where Takeshi Inoue wins via 2nd Round KO.

After winning 1 non-title match after his fight against Komsan Polsan, Takeshi Inoue was to face the Hard-hitting southpaw Chinese boxer, Cheng Su for the WBO Asia Pacific title, where the match went to a 2nd Round RTD win for Takeshi Inoue.

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(Tim Tszyu's title) and WBO Asia Pacific(Takeshi Inoue's title) Super Welterweight titles unification bout at Tszyu's home country, Australia, after 12 rounds, Tim Tszyu proved to be too much for Takeshi Inoue where he won via Lopsided decision, with the scores of 120-107(x2) and 119-108 all for Tim Tszyu.

Earning back past Championship titles

Back on November 10, 2017, Takeshi Inoue won the OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight titles, on November 5, 2022, he is given a chance to take those titles(Vacant titles) back together, after nearly 5 years after earning them the first time, against fellow Japanese boxer, Ryosuke Tenyu Maruki, where he wins the match via TKO in the 6th Round.

After earning the titles, Takeshi Inoue defends the WBO Asia Pacific Super Welterweight against the Hard-hitting Filipino boxer, Weljon Mindoro, where the fight resulted in a Split draw, many believed Weljon Mindoro was lucky to have a draw due to the fight getting controlled by Takeshi Inoue and the fact that the fight is in the Philippines.

Professional boxing record

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1989 births
Living people
Japanese male boxers
Boxers from Tokyo
Light-middleweight boxers