Inoue vs Nery

When is Inoue vs Nery?

Naoya Inoue could face the challenge of Luis Nery in Summer 2022 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

Inoue vs Nery stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Luis Nery would make his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Inoue would have advantage in power over Nery, with a 87% knock out percentage over Nery's 75%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Nery is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months later than Nery, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 32 less professional rounds, 127 to Nery's 159.

Inoue vs Nery form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Nonito Donaire on 7th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Aran Dipaen on 14th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beat Michael Dasmarinas on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Moloney on 31st October 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had won against Nonito Donaire on 7th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Nery has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Carlos Castro on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brandon Figueroa on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Aaron Alameda on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beat Juan Carlos Payano on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 9th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against McJoe Arroyo on 16th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Luis Nery.

Naoya Inoue last fought 2 months and 9 days ago, while Luis Nery's last outing was 6 months and 11 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Nery's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 5 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Inoue vs Nery?

Luis Nery is currently (+100) to win the contest outright, while you can get (+100) on Naoya Inoue if you fancy the incredible upset.