Koki Inoue

{{short description|Japanese boxer (born 1992)}}

{{distinguish|Koki Inoue (footballer)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

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| real_name = Hiroki Inoue

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| weight = Light-welterweight

| height = 5 ft 9+1/2 in

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| nationality = Japanese

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1992|5|11}}

| birth_place = Zama, Kanagawa, Japan

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| style = Southpaw

| boxrec = 739711

| total = 19

| wins = 17

| KO = 14

| losses = 2

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{{Nihongo|Hiroki "Koki" Inoue|井上浩樹|Inoue Hiroki|born 11 May 1992}} is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the older cousin of boxers Naoya Inoue and Takuma Inoue.{{Cite web|title=Takuma Inoue to return from injury nightmare|url=https://www.ringtv.com/515510-takuma-inoue-to-return-from-injury-nightmare/|last=Wainwright|first=Anson|date=29 August 2017|website=The Ring|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 May 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|title=BoxRec: Koki Inoue vs. Jackson Koel Lapie|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/722578/2028528|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 June 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Asian scene: Yaegashi targets final hurrah|url=https://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/asian-scene-23/|last=Bellinger|first=Marcus|date=2 May 2019|website=Boxing Monthly|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 June 2020}}

After retaining his title with a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against Ryuji Ikeda in July,{{Cite web|title=Boxing News: Inoue's cousin Koki keeps Japanese 140lb belt|url=https://fightnews.com/inoues-cousin-koki-keeps-japanese-140lb-belt/49246|last=Koizumi|first=Joe|date=4 July 2019|website=fightnews.com|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 June 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|title=As 2020 begins Asian scene bids farewell|url=https://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/as-2020-begins-asian-scene-bids-farewell/|last=Bellinger|first=Marcus|date=19 January 2020|website=Boxing Monthly|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 June 2020}}

Professional boxing record

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{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

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19

|{{no2}}Loss

|17–2

| align="left" |Daishi Nagata

|MD

|12

|22 Feb 2024

| align="left" |{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title;
For OPBF light-welterweight title}}

18

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–1

| align="left" |Abdurasul Ismoilov

|TKO

|10 (12), {{small|2:11}}

|30 Aug 2023

| align="left" |{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title}}

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–1

| align="left" |Phakorn Aiemyod

|TKO

|2 (8), {{small|0:38}}

|16 Feb 2023

| align="left" |{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|

16

|{{no2}}Loss

|15–1

|align=left|Daishi Nagata

|TKO

|7 (10), {{small|2:17}}

|16 Jul 2020

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost Japanese light-welterweight title}}

15

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0

|align=left|Jheritz Chavez

|KO

|7 (12), {{small|3:08}}

|2 Dec 2019

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title}}

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0

|align=left|Ryuji Ikeda

|TKO

|5 (10), {{small|0:34}}

|1 Jul 2019

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained Japanese light-welterweight title}}

13

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0

|align=left|Valentine Hosokawa

|UD

|10

|6 Apr 2019

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|align=left|{{small|Won Japanese light-welterweight title}}

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0

|align=left|Marcus Smith

|UD

|8

|12 Oct 2018

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

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11

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0

|align=left|Petkhaikaew P. Petkhaikaew

|KO

|2 (8), {{small|1:04}}

|26 Mar 2018

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|

10

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|align=left|Dong Hee Kim

|TKO

|4 (8), {{small|1:25}}

|30 Dec 2017

|align=left|{{small|Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Japan}}

|

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|align=left|Cristiano Aoqui

|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}

|2 (8), {{small|0:07}}

|30 Aug 2017

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|Ni Wisoram

|KO

|1 (10), {{small|1:01}}

|25 Jun 2017

|align=left|{{small|City Sogo Gym, Tokyo, Japan}}

|

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|Mitsuyoshi Fujita

|TKO

|5 (8), {{small|2:25}}

|27 Mar 2017

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|Futoshi Usami

|TKO

|3 (8), {{small|1:03}}

|30 Dec 2016

|align=left|{{small|Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan}}

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5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|Heri Andriyanto

|TKO

|2 (8), {{small|1:20}}

|4 Sep 2016

|align=left|{{small|Sky Arena, Zama, Japan}}

|

4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|Hyun Woo Yuh

|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}

|6

|26 Jun 2016

|align=left|{{small|Fashion Center Event Hall, Seoul, South Korea}}

|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|Bima Prakosa

|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}

|1 (8), {{small|2:59}}

|8 May 2016

|align=left|{{small|Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan}}

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2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|Wuttichok Injun

|KO

|1 (6), {{small|0:55}}

|28 Mar 2016

|align=left|{{small|Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan}}

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1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|Jackson Koel Lapie

|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}

|1 (6), {{small|2:44}}

|29 Dec 2015

|align=left|{{small|Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan}}

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