Overview
- Both fighters officially weighed in at 121.1 pounds for Saturday's main event at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh.
- The event streams on DAZN PPV in the U.S. for $69.99, with coverage starting at 4 a.m. ET and main ringwalks expected around 8 a.m. ET; DAZN’s Ultimate tier also includes the card.
- Naoya Inoue enters 31-0 (27 KOs) as the odds-on favorite against unbeaten Mexican challenger Alan (David) Picasso, 32-0-1 (17 KOs), per UK bookmakers.
- Junto Nakatani debuts at super-bantamweight against Sebastian Hernandez Reyes, and Kenshiro Teraji faces Willibaldo Garcia for the IBF super-flyweight title on the undercard.
- Coverage notes continued discussion of a possible Inoue–Nakatani bout in 2026 if both prevail, alongside ongoing criticism of Saudi-hosted boxing events as sportswashing.