Inoue vs Stevenson

When is Inoue vs Stevenson?

Naoya Inoue could take on Shakur Stevenson in Spring 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Inoue vs Stevenson stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shakur Stevenson would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a massive power advantage over Stevenson, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 45%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Stevenson has a height advantage of 2 inches over Inoue. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Shakur Stevenson is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Stevenson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Stevenson's 157.

Shakur Stevenson is currently ranked number 4 by The Ring in the 135lb division.

Inoue vs Stevenson form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beaten 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 won against 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 beaten 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.

Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Artem Harutyunyan on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had defeated Robson Conceicao on September 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had beaten Oscar Valdez on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Shakur Stevenson.

Naoya Inoue last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Shakur Stevenson's last outing was 9 months and 16 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Inoue vs Stevenson?

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