Inoue vs Furuhashi

When is Inoue vs Furuhashi?

Takuma Inoue will fight Gakuya Furuhashi on Tuesday 7th June 2022 at Super Arena in Saitama.

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

This fight will appear on the undercard of Naoya Inoue's and Nonito Donaire's clash for the WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship.

Inoue vs Furuhashi stats

Takuma Inoue steps into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gakuya Furuhashi will make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 8 loses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Furuhashi has a massive power advantage over Inoue, boosting at 56% knock out percentage over Inoue's 20%.

Takuma Inoue is the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Furuhashi has a height advantage of 1 inch over Inoue.

Both Takuma Inoue & Gakuya Furuhashi fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 year and 7 months later than Furuhashi, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 62 less professional rounds, 138 to Furuhashi's 200.

Takuma Inoue goes into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

Inoue vs Furuhashi form

Takuma Inoue has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Shingo Wake on 11th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Keita Kurihara on 14th January 2021 by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nordine Oubaali on 7th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had beat Tasana Salapat on 30th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had defeated Mark John Yap on 11th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time does Inoue vs Furuhashi start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, which is 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Inoue vs Furuhashi?

The fight will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

How do you stream Inoue vs Furuhashi?

You can stream Inoue vs Furuhashi via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $6.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $13.99 and 1 year costs $69.99.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Furuhashi?

Gakuya Furuhashi is currently (+100) to win the bout outright, while you can get (+100) on Takuma Inoue if you fancy the incredible upset.