Inoue vs Carrington

When is Inoue vs Carrington?

Naoya Inoue could fight Bruce Carrington in Summer 2026 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).

Carrington would be defending his WBC Interim World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Mateus Heita in July 2025. He has held this belt for 5 months and 5 days.

Inoue vs Carrington 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.

Bruce Carrington would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Carrington, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Carrington's 56%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 32 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 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years earlier than Carrington, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 205 compared to Carrington's 94.

Bruce Carrington is currently ranked number 6 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Inoue vs Carrington form

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against 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 defeated 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 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.

Carrington remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Mateus Heita on July 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dana Coolwell on November 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Before that, he had won against Sulaiman Segawa on September 27, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had beaten Bryan De Gracia on June 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Bruce Carrington.

Naoya Inoue last fought 5 months and 25 days ago, while Bruce Carrington's last outing was 10 months and 26 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Carrington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

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