Inoue vs Figueroa

When is Inoue vs Figueroa?

Naoya Inoue could face Brandon Figueroa in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Inoue vs Figueroa 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.

Brandon Figueroa would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have an advantage in power over Figueroa, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Figueroa's 76%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Figueroa has a height advantage of 3 inches over Inoue. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Naoya Inoue and Brandon Figueroa fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Figueroa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Figueroa's 174.

Brandon Figueroa is currently ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 7 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Inoue vs Figueroa form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Figueroa has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Stephen Fulton on February 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jessie Magdaleno on May 4, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mark Magsayo on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Castro on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

He had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Park Theater, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Brandon Figueroa.

Naoya Inoue last fought 6 months and 2 days ago, while Brandon Figueroa's last outing was 5 months and 25 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

Figueroa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

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