Inoue vs Ishida

Who won Inoue vs Ishida?

Takuma Inoue beat Sho Ishida by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, May 6th, 2024, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 118-109, 116-111 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 WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Naoya Inoue beating Luis Nery for the IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney lost to Yoshiki Takei for the WBO World Bantamweight belt, Seigo Yuri Akui defeated Taku Kuwahara for the WBA World Flyweight title, and TJ Doheny was victorious over Bryl Bayogos.

Inoue vs Ishida stats

Back in May 2024, Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Sho Ishida made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Takuma Inoue was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Ishida had a height advantage of 3 inches over Inoue. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Takuma Inoue and Sho Ishida fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 9 months later than Ishida, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 191 compared to Ishida's 235.

Sho Ishida was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Ishida form

Inoue had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jerwin Ancajas on February 24, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Liborio Solis on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gakuya Furuhashi on June 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had won against Shingo Wake on November 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

He had beaten Keita Kurihara on January 14, 2021, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Sho Ishida had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Victor Santillan on June 11, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kosei Tanaka on December 11, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at International Conference Hall, Aichi.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Israel Gonzalez on December 28, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kal Yafai on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Ryuichi Funai on April 17, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Takuma Inoue had last fought 2 months and 12 days ago, while Sho Ishida's last outing had been 10 months and 25 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Ishida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Ishida start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 AM UTC at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, which was 5:30 AM EST or 2:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Ishida?

Inoue vs Ishida was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Ishida?

Takuma Inoue was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Sho Ishida made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.