Inoue vs Stevenson

When is Inoue vs Stevenson?

Naoya Inoue could take on Shakur Stevenson in Spring 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Stevenson would be making his 4th defense of the WBC World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Edwin De Los Santos in November 2023. He has held this belt for 2 years, 2 months and 17 days.

Inoue vs Stevenson stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shakur Stevenson would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Stevenson, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 46%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Stevenson has a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Shakur Stevenson is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Stevenson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 205 compared to Stevenson's 178.

Shakur Stevenson is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 135lb division.

Inoue vs Stevenson form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Alan Picasso on December 27, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Murodjon Akhmadaliev on September 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at IG Arena, Nagoya, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ramon Cardenas on May 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Ye Joon Kim on January 24, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, WBO World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

He had beaten 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.

Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Teofimo Lopez on January 31, 2026, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated William Zepeda on July 12, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Padley on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Artem Harutyunyan on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

He had beaten Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Shakur Stevenson.

Naoya Inoue last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Shakur Stevenson's last outing was 2 months and 17 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 14 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

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