Overview
- Inoue won by unanimous decision with scorecards of 120-108, 119-109 and 117-111 to remain WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO champion at 122 pounds.
- Alan David Picasso went the distance but lost his unbeaten record, dropping to 32-1-1 after his first world-title challenge.
- The main event headlined The Ring V: Night of the Samurai at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh and was distributed globally on DAZN pay-per-view.
- One undercard bout, Wilibaldo García vs. Kenshiro Teraji, was canceled hours before the event after García was hospitalized following the weigh-in.
- Inoue expressed dissatisfaction with not securing a stoppage as media and promoters floated a potential clash with fellow Japanese star Junto Nakatani.