Shingo Inoue awarded WBA Trainer of the Year 2024

Shingo Inoue is the WBA Trainer of the Year 2024

Shingo Inoue was awarded the WBA Trainer of the Year for the great 2024 he had as an outstanding mentor of great figures, especially his pupil and son, Naoya Inoue.

The trainer had two world champions in the year. Both Naoya and Takuma Inoue lived a good 2024 and were very responsible for his father winning the award.

As for dour-weight world champion Naoya, he made two fights in the year and in both of them he won by knockout. The two-weight undisputed super bantamweight champion defeated Luis Nery in May by TKO6 and repeated the dose against TJ Doheny in September with a seven round victory.

He was scheduled to fight unbeaten Aussie Sam Goodman in December, but had to be postponed to January 24, 2025 due to injury.

Takuma also had a good 2024 with two defences of the WBA bantamweight title. The first was against Jerwin Ancajas with a KO9  during the month of February and the second against Sho Ishida in May, whom he defeated by unanimous decision.

In October he lost to Seiya Tsutsumi and lost his belt but left a great impression in a fight of the year candidate.

“Bomac” Honourable Mention

The WBA also recognised Brian McIntyre with an Honourable Mention for his great work alongside one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Terence Crawford. In addition, it highlights his contribution to boxing with the training of prospects and the social programs he has developed.