Late 2025
Potentially

Tokyo, Japan

12 rounds contest
@ Super Bantamweight
VS
30-0-0
20-0-0

Contest odds

Inoue TBC
Draw -
Goodman TBC
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The tape

32
Age
26
5' 5" / 164 cm
Height
5' 7" / 169 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
66.5" / 169 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)
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Inoue vs Goodman betting preview

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The contest would be for the undisputed super bantamweight championship of the world, with the The Ring, WBO, IBF, and WBC belts on the line.

Inoue vs Goodman Head To Head

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sam Goodman would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Goodman, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Goodman's 40%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Goodman has a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue and Sam Goodman fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Goodman, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Goodman's 147.

Sam Goodman is currently ranked number 4 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 1 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the 122lb division.

Inoue vs Goodman betting form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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. He was a 1/40 (-3300) favorite going into the contest.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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 was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest.

Going into that contest, he had 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. He was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest.

Before that, he had beaten 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. He was a 1/18 (-1700) favorite going into the 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. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest.

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

In his last fight, he won against Cesar Vaca Espinoza on May 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Thattana Luangphon on July 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the fight.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Schleibs on March 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong. He was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the fight.

Before that, he had beaten Zhong Liu on December 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont. He was a 1/40 (-5000) favorite going into the fight.

He had won against Miguel Flores on October 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the fight.

Who's been more active?

If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Sam Goodman.

Naoya Inoue last fought 7 months and 14 days ago, while Sam Goodman's last outing was 7 months and 4 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

Goodman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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