Overview
- The bout headlines The Ring V: Night of the Samurai on 27 December at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh and will be shown on DAZN.
- Official weigh-in figures list Naoya Inoue at 121.5 pounds and Alan David Picasso at 121.1, with Picasso holding roughly a three-inch height and 2.5-inch reach advantage.
- UK odds heavily back Inoue, with lines around 1/28 to 1/40 on the champion and 12/1 on Picasso, and with KO/TKO priced as the most likely method.
- Inoue remains unbeaten with an approximately 87% knockout rate, yet he has been knocked down in two of his last five fights.
- Junto Nakatani competes on the same card after moving up to super-bantamweight, prompting talk of a future all-Japan fight that depends on both winning, as Saudi Arabia’s role as host draws sportswashing criticism.