Overview
- Inoue defeated former kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa by unanimous decision (3–0) in a WBC bantamweight title bout on Nov. 24 at Toyota Arena Tokyo.
- At a Nov. 25 press conference at his home gym, Inoue said it was the fight where he showed his resolve the most and that he felt relieved to overcome a strong opponent.
- He signaled interest in a two-belt unification with WBA titleholder Seiya Tsutsumi to reclaim that belt, though no bout has been announced.
- Inoue previously lost the WBA bantamweight title to Tsutsumi in October last year, making a potential rematch a chance for redemption and consolidation.
- After the fight, Nasukawa joked that his punches were missing and asked if he could land a kick, and Inoue replied that he would rather not.