Naoya Inoue, hailing from Japan, has built a remarkable career in professional boxing. Known as “The Monster” for his formidable prowess, he boasts a formidable knockout ratio of 92%. Inoue has achieved tremendous success through his superior timing, speed, punching power and body-punching technique. Since July 25th 2023 he has held both WBC and WBO super bantamweight championships simultaneously.
Inoue’s earlier achievements include holding the undisputed bantamweight world title for one year from 2019 until January 2023, WBA (Regular) bantamweight title from 2018 until 2019, WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2014-2018 and finally WBC light-flyweight title in 2014.
Personal Life
Marriage and Family
Despite his fame and notoriety, Inoue keeps his personal life away from the limelight. Little is publicly known about his wife due to their mutual preference for privacy. Sources suggest that they were high school sweethearts and now have three children together. Inoue’s respect for his family’s privacy is seen in his limited social media posts, which are mostly restricted to his professional engagements.
Religious Beliefs
As opposed to many of his compatriots, Inoue does not subscribe to any particular religious faith and keeps much of his personal life out of public view; while he discusses his professional achievements openly he declines discussing any personal religious or philosophical views; this has not caused any hindrances for his illustrious boxing career.
Family and Sibling Influence
The Inoue Family
Shingo and Miho Inoue raised Inoue as part of a close family unit; although very little information regarding their professional lives is known, their guidance was undoubtedly key in his path to boxing stardom.
Bond with Brother Takuma
Naoya Inoue shares a close bond with his brother Takuma Inoue, also an amateur boxer and professional boxer himself. Their passion for boxing has certainly contributed to strengthening their brotherly ties while fuelling each of their respective successes in the ring – Naoya’s boxing career is testament to family support as well as shared enthusiasm within his family for boxing.
