When is Inoue vs Carrington?
Naoya Inoue could fight Bruce Carrington 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).
Inoue vs Carrington stats
Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Bruce Carrington would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.
The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Carrington, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Carrington's 57%.
Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.
Carrington has a height advantage of 3 inches over Inoue. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Naoya Inoue and Bruce Carrington fight out of an orthodox stance.
Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years earlier than Carrington, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Carrington's 79.
Bruce Carrington is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 9 by The Ring in the 126lb division.
Inoue vs Carrington form
Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Ye Joon Kim on January 24, 2025, by 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.
Prior to that, 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, 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 had won against 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.
Carrington remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Dana Coolwell on November 15, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Sulaiman Segawa on September 27, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Bryan De Gracia on June 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Before that, he had won against Bernard Angelo Torres on February 16, 2024, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had beaten Jason Sanchez on December 9, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Bruce Carrington has been fighting more than Naoya Inoue.
Naoya Inoue last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Bruce Carrington's last outing was 7 months and 11 days ago.
Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.
Carrington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
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