Gonzalez vs Inoue

When is Gonzalez vs Inoue?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez could face the challenge of Naoya Inoue in Early 2024 at Forum in Inglewood.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Gonzalez vs Inoue stats

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez would step into the ring with a record of 51 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 41 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Naoya Inoue would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a slight advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 88% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 80%.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez is the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Inoue has a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez & Naoya Inoue fight out of an orthodox stance.

Gonzalez is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 149 more professional rounds, 295 to Inoue's 146.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at super flyweight.

Gonzalez vs Inoue form

Gonzalez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Juan Francisco Estrada on 3rd December 2022 by majority decision in their The Ring Junior Bantamweight and WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Julio Cesar Martinez on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had beat Juan Francisco Estrada on 13th March 2021 by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had won against Israel Gonzalez on 23rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

He had beat Kal Yafai on 29th February 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Stephen Fulton on 25th July 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Paul Butler on 13th December 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nonito Donaire on 7th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Aran Dipaen on 14th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had beat Michael Dasmarinas on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez last fought 1 year, 1 month and 25 days ago, while Naoya Inoue's last outing was 6 months and 3 days ago.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Gonzalez vs Inoue?

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