Lomachenko vs Inoue

When is Lomachenko vs Inoue?

Vasyl Lomachenko could square off against Naoya Inoue in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Lomachenko vs Inoue stats

Vasyl Lomachenko would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Naoya Inoue would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 25 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Lomachenko, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Lomachenko's 67%.

Vasyl Lomachenko is the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Lomachenko has a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue. Despite this, Inoue has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Vasyl Lomachenko fights out of the southpaw stance, while Naoya Inoue is an orthodox fighter.

Lomachenko is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year later than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Inoue's 169.

Lomachenko vs Inoue form

Lomachenko has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against George Kambosos on May 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jamaine Ortiz on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Richard Commey on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Naoya Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he won against TJ Doheny on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Luis Nery on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Stephen Fulton on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had won against Paul Butler on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Vasyl Lomachenko.

Vasyl Lomachenko last fought 1 year, 1 month and 3 days ago, while Naoya Inoue's last outing was 9 months and 12 days ago.

Lomachenko's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

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