Inoue vs Nasukawa II

Who won Inoue vs Nasukawa II?

Takuma Inoue beat Tenshin Nasukawa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, September 27th, 2026, at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-111, 114-113 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 3rd defense of the WBC World Bantamweight Championship. He won this belt against Tenshin Nasukawa in November 2025. He had held this belt for 10 months and 5 days.

Also on the undercard Ryosuke Nishida was defeated by Sam Goodman for the IBF Interim World Junior Featherweight championship, Tomoya Tsuboi lost to Ricardo Malajika for the WBC World Super Flyweight belt, and Ryusei Matsumoto defeated Russell Acosta for the WBO Interim World Minimumweight title.

Inoue vs Nasukawa II stats

Takuma Inoue stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tenshin Nasukawa made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nasukawa had an advantage in power over Inoue, with a 38% knockout percentage compared to Inoue's 23%.

Takuma Inoue was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Nasukawa had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Takuma Inoue fought out of the orthodox stance, while Tenshin Nasukawa was a southpaw.

Inoue was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years and 4 months earlier than Nasukawa, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 156 more professional rounds, totaling 239 compared to Nasukawa's 83.

Tenshin Nasukawa was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Nasukawa II form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kazuto Ioka on May 2, 2026, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Tenshin Nasukawa on November 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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.

Tenshin Nasukawa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Juan Francisco Estrada on April 11, 2026, by retirement in the 9th round in their WBC World Bantamweight final eliminator fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Takuma Inoue on November 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku.

Going into that contest, he had won against Victor Santillan on June 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Moloney on February 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Gerwin Asilo on October 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Takuma Inoue had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Tenshin Nasukawa's last outing had been 5 months and 16 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Nasukawa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Inoue vs Nasukawa II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Inoue vs Nasukawa II?

The DAZN show began at 4:00 AM EST / 1:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 9:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Inoue vs Nasukawa II?

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