Koki Inoue Explained

Koki Inoue should not be confused with Koki Inoue (footballer).

Koki Inoue
Real Name:Hiroki Inoue
Weight:Light-welterweight
Height:5 ft 9+1/2 in
Nationality:Japanese
Birth Date:1992 5, df=y
Birth Place:Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
Style:Southpaw
Boxrec:739711
Total:19
Wins:17
Ko:14
Losses:2

is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title since 2019. He is the older cousin of boxers Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue.[1]

Professional career

Inoue made his professional debut on 29 December 2015, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Jackson Koel Lapie at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

After compiling a record of 12–0 (10 KOs) he defeated Valentine Hosokawa on 6 April 2019 at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, capturing the Japanese light-welterweight title via ten-round unanimous decision (UD), with the scorecards reading 98–92, 98–93 and 97–93.[3]

After retaining his title with a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against Ryuji Ikeda in July,[4] Inoue defeated Jheritz Chavez on 2 December 2019 at the Korakuen Hall, capturing the vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title via seventh-round KO.[5]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Loss17–2Daishi NagataMD1222 Feb 2024
18Win17–1Abdurasul IsmoilovTKO10 (12), 30 Aug 2023
17Win16–1Phakorn Aiemyod TKO2 (8), 16 Feb 2023
16Loss15–1Daishi NagataTKO7 (10), 16 Jul 2020
15Win15–0Jheritz ChavezKO7 (12), 2 Dec 2019
14Win14–0Ryuji IkedaTKO5 (10), 1 Jul 2019
13Win13–0Valentine HosokawaUD106 Apr 2019
12Win12–0Marcus SmithUD812 Oct 2018
11Win11–0Petkhaikaew P. PetkhaikaewKO2 (8), 26 Mar 2018
10Win10–0Dong Hee KimTKO4 (8), 30 Dec 2017
9Win9–0Cristiano Aoqui2 (8), 30 Aug 2017
8Win8–0Ni WisoramKO1 (10), 25 Jun 2017
7Win7–0Mitsuyoshi FujitaTKO5 (8), 27 Mar 2017
6Win6–0Futoshi UsamiTKO3 (8), 30 Dec 2016
5Win5–0Heri AndriyantoTKO2 (8), 4 Sep 2016
4Win4–0Hyun Woo Yuh626 Jun 2016
3Win3–0Bima Prakosa1 (8), 8 May 2016
2Win2–0Wuttichok InjunKO1 (6), 28 Mar 2016
1Win1–0Jackson Koel Lapie1 (6), 29 Dec 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Takuma Inoue to return from injury nightmare. Wainwright. Anson. 29 August 2017. The Ring. 31 May 2020.
  2. Web site: BoxRec: Koki Inoue vs. Jackson Koel Lapie. boxrec.com. 1 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Asian scene: Yaegashi targets final hurrah. Bellinger. Marcus. 2 May 2019. Boxing Monthly. en-GB. 1 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Boxing News: Inoue's cousin Koki keeps Japanese 140lb belt. Koizumi. Joe. 4 July 2019. fightnews.com. en-US. 1 June 2020.
  5. Web site: As 2020 begins Asian scene bids farewell. Bellinger. Marcus. 19 January 2020. Boxing Monthly. en-GB. 1 June 2020.