When is Inoue vs Solis?

Takuma Inoue will face the challenge of Liborio Solis on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku.

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

This contest is for the vacant WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Kenshiro Teraji's and Anthony Olascuaga's clash for the WBA Super World Light Flyweight and WBC World Light Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Kiko Martinez's and Reiya Abe's contest and Jin Sasaki's and Keita Obara's bout.

Inoue vs Solis stats

Takuma Inoue steps into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Liborio Solis will make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Solis has a large advantage in power over Inoue, boosting at 46% knock out percentage over Inoue's 24%.

Takuma Inoue is the younger man by 14 years, at 27 years old.

Both Takuma Inoue & Liborio Solis fight out of an orthodox stance.

Inoue is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 year and 11 months later than Solis, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He has fought 115 less professional rounds, 158 to Solis' 273.

Takuma Inoue goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA at bantamweight.

Liborio Solis is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA and 10 by the RING in the 118lb division.

Inoue vs Solis form

Takuma Inoue has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Gakuya Furuhashi on 7th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Shingo Wake on 11th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Keita Kurihara on 14th January 2021 by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had been beaten by Nordine Oubaali on 7th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama.

He had beat Tasana Salapat on 30th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Solis has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux on 8th February 2020 by split decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at PPL Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Previous to that, he lost to Jamie McDonnell on 4th November 2017 by technical decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jamie McDonnell on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

Before that, he had defeated Freddy Beleno on 16th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hotel Sheraton Bijao, Santa Clara, Panama.

He had won against Juan Carlos Vega on 25th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Takuma Inoue has been fighting more than Liborio Solis.

Takuma Inoue last fought 9 months and 23 days ago, while Liborio Solis' last outing was 3 years, 1 month and 22 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 3 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Solis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time does Inoue vs Solis start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which is 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Inoue vs Solis?

The fight will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

How do you stream Inoue vs Solis?

You can stream Inoue vs Solis via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $9.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $13.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu no ads) of ESPN+ is $19.99 and 1 year costs $99.99.

What are the odds on Inoue vs Solis?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Inoue vs Solis yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.