Koki Inoue

Hiroki "Koki" Inoue (井上浩樹, Inoue Hiroki, born 11 May 1992) 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 and Takuma Inoue.[2]

Not to be confused with Koki Inoue (footballer).

Koki Inoue
Statistics
Real nameHiroki Inoue
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
NationalityJapanese
Born (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992
Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO14
Losses1

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.[3]

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.[4]

After retaining his title with a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against Ryuji Ikeda in July,[5] 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.[6]

Professional boxing record
18 fights 17 wins 1 loss
By knockout 14 1
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 17–1 Abdurasul Ismoilov TKO 10 (12), 2:11 30 Aug 2023 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title
17 Win 16–1 Phakorn Aiemyod TKO 2 (8), 0:38 16 Feb 2023 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
16 Loss 15–1 Daishi Nagata TKO 7 (10), 2:17 16 Jul 2020 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Lost Japanese light-welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Jheritz Chavez KO 7 (12), 3:08 2 Dec 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Ryuji Ikeda TKO 5 (10), 0:34 1 Jul 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained Japanese light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Valentine Hosokawa UD 10 6 Apr 2019 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won Japanese light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Marcus Smith UD 8 12 Oct 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
11 Win 11–0 Petkhaikaew P. Petkhaikaew KO 2 (8), 1:04 26 Mar 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
10 Win 10–0 Dong Hee Kim TKO 4 (8), 1:25 30 Dec 2017 Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Japan
9 Win 9–0 Cristiano Aoqui RTD 2 (8), 0:07 30 Aug 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
8 Win 8–0 Ni Wisoram KO 1 (10), 1:01 25 Jun 2017 City Sogo Gym, Tokyo, Japan
7 Win 7–0 Mitsuyoshi Fujita TKO 5 (8), 2:25 27 Mar 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
6 Win 6–0 Futoshi Usami TKO 3 (8), 1:03 30 Dec 2016 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
5 Win 5–0 Heri Andriyanto TKO 2 (8), 1:20 4 Sep 2016 Sky Arena, Zama, Japan
4 Win 4–0 Hyun Woo Yuh UD 6 26 Jun 2016 Fashion Center Event Hall, Seoul, South Korea
3 Win 3–0 Bima Prakosa TKO 1 (8), 2:59 8 May 2016 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
2 Win 2–0 Wuttichok Injun KO 1 (6), 0:55 28 Mar 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1 Win 1–0 Jackson Koel Lapie KO 1 (6), 2:44 29 Dec 2015 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan

References
  1. "Boxing record for Koki Inoue". BoxRec.
  2. Wainwright, Anson (29 August 2017). "Takuma Inoue to return from injury nightmare". The Ring. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Koki Inoue vs. Jackson Koel Lapie". boxrec.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. Bellinger, Marcus (2 May 2019). "Asian scene: Yaegashi targets final hurrah". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. Koizumi, Joe (4 July 2019). "Boxing News: Inoue's cousin Koki keeps Japanese 140lb belt » June 1, 2020". fightnews.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. Bellinger, Marcus (19 January 2020). "As 2020 begins Asian scene bids farewell". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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