Overview
- The Ring V: Night of the Samurai card is set for December 27 at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Saudi Arabia.
- DAZN holds exclusive global rights on a PPV/subscription basis, with prelims at 03:00 in Mexico City and the main event expected around 06:45–07:00 Central Time.
- Naoya Inoue, a multi-division champion with 27 knockouts in 31 wins, enters as a clear favorite in the pound-for-pound conversation.
- Mexican challenger Alan David “Rey” Picasso arrives unbeaten and has drawn notice for his UNAM neuroscience studies and emphasis on mental preparation.
- The undercard includes Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastián Hernández, while Willibaldo García vs. Kenshiro Teraji was canceled after García was hospitalized for dehydration.