Inoue vs Kim

Who won Inoue vs Kim?

Naoya Inoue beat Ye Joon Kim by on Friday, January 24th, 2025, at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Naoya Inoue.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed super bantamweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBC, WBO, and WBA belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Jin Sasaki was victorious over Shoki Sakai, and Tsubasa Narai beat Kai Watanabe.

Inoue vs Kim stats

Naoya Inoue stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ye Joon Kim made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Naoya Inoue was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Inoue had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kim.

Both Naoya Inoue and Ye Joon Kim fought out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months later than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Kim's 154.

Ye Joon Kim was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Inoue vs Kim form

Inoue remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, Japan.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Paul Butler on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

Activity check

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Kim start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Kim?

The ESPN+ show began at 4:15 AM EST / 1:15 AM PST. The Sky Sports+ broadcast of the card started at 7:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Inoue vs Kim?

Naoya Inoue was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Ye Joon Kim made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.