Inoue vs Carrington

When is Inoue vs Carrington?

Naoya Inoue could fight Bruce Carrington in late 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).

Inoue vs Carrington stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 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 18 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Carrington, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Carrington's 56%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 33 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 102 more professional rounds, totaling 217 compared to Carrington's 115.

Bruce Carrington is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Inoue vs Carrington form

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

In his last fight, he won against Junto Nakatani on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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 had won against 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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Rene Osvaldo Palacios on July 4, 2026, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Wolstein Center, Cleveland, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Castro on January 31, 2026, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mateus Heita on July 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had won against Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Featherweight final eliminator fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

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

Activity check

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

Naoya Inoue last fought 3 months and 29 days ago, while Bruce Carrington's last outing was 1 month and 27 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Carrington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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