T.Inoue vs Ioka

Who won T.Inoue vs Ioka?

Takuma Inoue beat Kazuto Ioka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 119-107, 120-106, 118-108 in favor of winner Takuma Inoue.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

Inoue was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Tenshin Nasukawa in November 2025. He had held this belt for 5 months and 11 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating Junto Nakatani for the The Ring Junior Featherweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight, IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoshiki Takei beat DeKang Wang, Kosuke Tomioka defeated Shogo Tanaka, Reiya Abe was defeated by Toshiki Shimomachi, and Sora Tanaka lost to Jin Sasaki.

T.Inoue vs Ioka stats

Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Kazuto Ioka made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Takuma Inoue was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Ioka had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Takuma Inoue and Kazuto Ioka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 7 months later than Ioka, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 132 fewer professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Ioka's 359.

Kazuto Ioka was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

T.Inoue vs Ioka form

Inoue had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tenshin Nasukawa on November 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Seiya Tsutsumi on October 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sho Ishida on May 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Jerwin Ancajas on February 24, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had beaten Liborio Solis on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Maikel Ordosgoitti on December 31, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Bantamweight eliminator fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Fernando Martinez on May 11, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Fernando Martinez on July 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight and IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Josber Perez on December 31, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had won against Joshua Franco on June 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kazuto Ioka had been fighting more than Takuma Inoue.

Going into this contest, Takuma Inoue had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Kazuto Ioka's last outing had been 4 months and 1 day ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did T.Inoue vs Ioka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 AM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:15 AM EST or 3:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast T.Inoue vs Ioka?

T.Inoue vs Ioka was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on T.Inoue vs Ioka?

Takuma Inoue was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Kazuto Ioka made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.