Inoue vs Akhmadaliev

When is Inoue vs Akhmadaliev?

Naoya Inoue could square off against Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Inoue vs Akhmadaliev stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev would make his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Inoue would have advantage in power over Akhmadaliev, with a 88% knock out percentage over Akhmadaliev's 75%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Murodjon Akhmadaliev is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Akhmadaliev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 67 more professional rounds, 156 to Akhmadaliev's 89.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 3 by the RING in the 122lb division.

Inoue vs Akhmadaliev form

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

In his last fight, he won against Marlon Tapales on 26th December 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against 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.

Akhmadaliev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Kevin Gonzalez on 16th December 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marlon Tapales on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ronny Rios on 25th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tech Port Arena, Texas.

Before that, he had beat Jose Velasquez on 19th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire.

He had won against Ryosuke Iwasa on 3rd April 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

Naoya Inoue last fought 7 months ago, while Murodjon Akhmadaliev's last outing was 7 months and 10 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Akhmadaliev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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